Such a sad state of affairs,
He was going deaf,
His hearing would be gone,
No longer to hear his music.
Music was his life,
His passion.
But worse than that,
His working life
Was going to go.
Teaching music needed to be heard,
But this he would have to leave.
But worse than that,
He was told
‘Teaching does not matter!’
“All we need is a person,
A person to sit in front
Sit in front of the class
And keep them in order;
Teaching them does not matter!”
This to a man whose passion for music,
Passion for teaching was paramount.
But those in charge are all the same,
They just do not care,
As long as there is no rancour,
No rancour in the classroom,
Those in charge have done their job,
There was no trouble in the school.
But there was no teaching either!
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: As we were leaving choir last night I was walking out with our Music Director who is a music teacher at a school, he was saying that he is going to retire on the account of his increasing deafness and the school turned round and said that he needn't do that as all he needs to do is sit in front of the class and keep them in order! I was looking for a piece of music to put with the words and came across this piece, Fur Elise, played by Lang Lang. It is a very famous piece of music and I would think all who have played the piano would have played this piece. I have NEVER heard it played with such feeling I was almost in tears.
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A thoughtful write Gold.
Thanks Orchi, it is so sad that this may be the state of schools nowadays.
Isn't this a story for us all as we age my friend. We lose the things which have been a most important part of our life. Odd though that accompanying such losses is a learning about our selves and life itself... all this at a time when we are possibly most able to appreciate the lessons.
Yes d a, age is a great teacher and those lessons we have had in the past are now being seen as how important they are. We also have the experience to accept and view new things with a more open mind.
The worst part of living is being idle.
Very true, being retired I so not have enough time in the day now.
Thanks UNCLE ANDY for sharing FUR ELISE and salutary true story ! Beethoven himself was striken with deafness later in his LIFE ! ANGELA is a classical Pianist and she too brings out the Pathos in FUR ELISE ! Because she is a Masseuse she has a very dellicate touch and on a Decent Instrument (My DAD has a rosewood upright grand) she can do justice to Beethoven ! Music really is the Food of Love ! My Parents love ANGELA because she is a good Classical Pianist an Angela's Parents love me because I am a good Classical Guitarist as every Suitor for a Senorita should be ! Were our instruments reversed would have been the END of a Beautiful Romance (BROMA = JOKE ?)
When I did my Teacher Training Course (PGCE) the MANTRA was *If your Students havnt learned anything ~ then You havnt taught anything* That is especially true teaching ~ AUTOMOBILE SCIENCE ~ to a Class of reluctant Garage Mechanics ~ on a Friday afternoon in Summer Time ! The Workshop Tutor could swear and threaten them with a 12 inch spanner ! I had to use my charm ! To treat teaching as just child minding goes against all the principles of PEDAGOGY ! And to me really is ANATHAMA !
Blessings & peace to YOU & JOYCE
Love in the SPIRIT ~ BRIAN & ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
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