tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780547696687100620.post6588321651271984511..comments2023-09-13T07:49:41.738-07:00Comments on Musings from Mâvarin: Postcards from Pleasant StreetKaren Funk Blocherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16860091802901743222noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780547696687100620.post-49907759154095895622004-08-29T05:02:00.000-07:002004-08-29T05:02:00.000-07:00Oh, what a wonderful and thought provoking entry! ...Oh, what a wonderful and thought provoking entry! That poor old man, just lonely. I had a school that was torn down in 1965 for the new modern school built behind it. That three room school (two rooms when I started) was the best education anyone could ever have! Three grades in one room...I learned so much in first grade listening to the lessons of the other grades. I have many many stories too...hmmmmmmmm. Thank you for a wonderful trip down memory lane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780547696687100620.post-59996312660905592382004-08-29T10:20:00.000-07:002004-08-29T10:20:00.000-07:00Isn't that funny! They converted my former element...Isn't that funny! They converted my former elementary school into condos not long after we left. I drove by there years later...comical to think of someone living in the old cafeteria or that the principals office might be someone's bathroom now.<br><br>As for the old man and the postcards...the first thing that occurred to me was that these postcards were probably part of a lifetime of collecting and he had no one to leave them to when he was gone (sadly). If I were in his place, I would have taken great enjoyment at seeing the joy on kids faces as I gave away my collection. So sad that the school had to take that joy away from not only you kids, but also the old man (if he ever knew).<br>-BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780547696687100620.post-34916427110872880412004-08-29T13:40:00.000-07:002004-08-29T13:40:00.000-07:00You'll be pleased to hear that they STILL do s...You'll be pleased to hear that they STILL do sing sacred music in the public schools - at least in choir. The cynic in me says that part of the reason is copyright - or lack thereof - but I really tend to agree with your choir teacher. It's worth teaching. Most of the music that choirs sing in competitions is sacred, and I was surprised to find out how much of it is in a language other than English. Natrually, there are many songs in Latin, but my own kid has also been learning music in German and Hebrew, and his new voice teacher will be teaching songs in Italian. This is all in public school, mind you. (I'm always happy to find something good going on in public schools!)<br><br>JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com