Working movie - Nobody Tells Me How lyrics
rate me<br>
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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(spoken) <br>
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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