Chalkdust Torture
Not sure if anyone else is a fan of the band Phish, but reading Casey’s comment about college reminding me of a verse from Chalkdust Torture:
But who can unlearn all the facts that I’ve learned
As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned
And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue
Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun
All my vasoconstrictors they come slowly undone
Can’t this wait till I’m old? Can’t I live while I’m young?
No, this really doesn’t have much of anything to do with education reform, technology, or testing, but doesn’t it sum up how every kid feels as they sit in the chair being lectured at as they stare out the window at a beautiful day slipping away?
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Nicely stated Steve. Trey and Tom will be happy to know their lyrics are in the blogosphere.
AK
Andrew Kaplan
1/24/2006
Confuse what you can of the ending
And revise your despise so impending
‘Cause I soak on the wrath that you didn’t quite mask
I’m getting it clearly through alternate paths
Or mixed in with the signal you’re sending
Ahhh…like putting on an old sweatshirt. That felt really, really good.
John Pederson
1/25/2006
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1/25/2006
Steve love these comments…
I love these from The Jackson 5 (ABC):
Reading, writing and arithmetic
Are the branches of the learning tree
Jermaine: But without the roots of love every day, girl
Michael: Your education ain’t complete
T-T-T-Teacher’s gonna show you
J5: Show you, show you
Michael: How to get an A!
I know Michael is singing about love, but the key is that he says “Teacher gonna show you how to get an “A”.”
Isn’t that the premise of the excellent classroom…where students know what is expeted. Maybe it is a stretch??
Joe
1/25/2006