Working movie - Nobody Tells Me How lyrics

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ROSE<br>

My classroom was always a showcase<br>

In those days we did it ourselves<br>

With colorful pictures and charts on the wall<br>

A snowman in winter, a pumpkin in fall<br>

And all my supplies were in neat little piles<br>

On the shelves<br>

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My children were always respectful<br>

When the principal came, they would rise<br>

If I had to leave for a minute or two<br>

They always found something "constructive" to do<br>

And everyone sat in their places according to size<br>

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But kids don't know how to behave anymore!<br>

Ask them to rise and they ask you: "What for?"<br>

We confiscate weapons and drugs at the door<br>

No spitballs and comic books now<br>

They want me to teach in a classroom like that<br>

But nobody tells me how<br>

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I made a big thing about spelling<br>

But they learned by the time I got through<br>

They copied the words till they knew them by heart<br>

Ten times for the dumb ones, and twice for the smart<br>

And gold stars were givan to those<br>

Who made sentences too<br>

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But why bother teaching them spelling today?<br>

Nobody knows how to read, by the way<br>

How can you spell what you can't even say?<br>

It's "Se habla Espanol" now<br>

The way I've been teach for forty-some years<br>

Is no longer "effective" or so it appears<br>

Well, damn it!<br>

It worked for me then, so what's wrong with it now?<br>

They say I'm supposed to "keep up with the times"<br>

But nobody ever tells me how....<br>

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There is one little girl who stands out in my mind in all my years of teaching...my favorite...Pam. <br>

She was special....<br>

She wasn't very bright, but she was never any trouble. <br>

I see her every once in a while. <br>

She's a checker at the Treasure Island supermarket. <br>

She gives no trouble today either. <br>

She has the same smile for everyone.<br>

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