Last week, I had music clips of different instruments for some of my music classes to listen to. We've been studying the difference between winds, percussion, brass.... So, I used some music for the kids to hear the differences between the instruments. One song was "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic (proud, Flake?) .... It has some good flute at the beginning and the kids like the song so I thought, "Why not?" :) I played my different clips for the sixth graders and one girl, Angelica ((ahn-hel-ee-kah) said, "Miss, I don't like this song." When I asked her why, she told me that it was her and her dad's song- he had been in a car accident and didn't know if he'd make it out of surgery, so he told Angelica that would be their song. Now.... I'm sure many of you remember the Titanic craze... I was in 6th-ish grade (so the grade of my kids!) and I remember some of my friends going seeing it 13 times in the movie theater. I ... wasn't allowed to see it at all. :) It may conjure up images of a super sappy love story or a ridiculously over-romanticized Leonardo DiCaprio but... if you actually listen to the words of the song, especially right after your student told you this story and that her father had indeed died... you might get a little choked up. Not only did she tell me about her dad, but Angelica then asked Leonela (Lay-oh-nay-la) if both her parents were still alive. Leonela said, "My mom, yes. My dad... I don't know. We don' tknow where he is" to which Azucena (Ah-su-say-nah) responded, "Yeah, my dad moved to the United States and stopped answering our phone calls and changed his number." This conversation went on in the same week that the father of one of our third graders was shot and killed because of his huge involvment in drugs. Basically, Titanic ruined my week.
What awful places and homes our students come from! Every single one of my students has had a family member die and for most of them, it's way more than one. The amount of crap they deal with is so, so terrible to hear. I'm beginning to learn that most of the students are not setn to the school because it is a Christian school, and, being from strong Christian families the parents want their children to grow spiritually. Instead, it's because it is a prestigious school and you can make a lot more money if you can speak English. Ahhhhh. cute.
However, I can at least say that that is not the intent of the school and its administration. I think God can definitely use twisted philosophies to further HIS philosophies.... I pray that my students are learning something from me besides English.
My students have been memorizing verses in song form. Some of the songs are definitely ones I made up, some are from VBS, some are random songs I know from church, and some are from STeve Green (I love him. I don't care that all my music selections are from the 90s!) The songs might have a few words missing or a few added, but the content is there. These are the verses we know so far.... how many do you recognize?
Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor things present nor things to come nor powers nor height nor depth nor any other created thing shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Lamentations 3:22-23
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning- great is Thy faithfulness.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and give peace.
Jeremiah 32:27
Ah, Lord God, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth by Thy great power. Ah Lord God, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth by Thine outstretched arms. Nothing is too difficult for Thee- great and mighty God, great in council and mighty in deeds.
Psalm 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!
Philippians 2:14-15
Do everything without complaining or arguing so that you may be called blameless and pure children of God.
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Matthew 7:12
Do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law of the Prophets.
II Timothy 2:15
Be diligent to present yourself a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.k
I John 4:7-8
Beloved, let us love one another for love comes from God and anyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He that loveth not, loveth not God for God is love.
k that's all I can remember right now- but look, I know them too! There's lots and lots of verses on love.... a few on how to behave in class.... ;) I am decorating my door for Valentine's Day and using ....
I Corinthians 4:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in good. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
I really, really love these verses and have always meant to memorize them but... haven't. SO. I think I'll make up a song and teach it to my kids and that will be the next one we learn. Just in time for the day of LOVE!!!!!
ok. Sorry this is full of lots of extra readin this time... pray for my kids, their families, all that. Enjoy your week!
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