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The Logical Song

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily,
joyfully, playfully watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible,
logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable,
clinical, intellectual, cynical.

There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.

Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respecable, presentable, a vegtable!

At night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.

gehört unbedingt aus der versenkung geholt - verstehe nicht, wie mir das damals entgehen konnte - vielen dank, janne60!!!

nö, du kannst deinen hasen wohl nicht erlauben, die schulbücher kreativ zu bereichern, um eine alternative zum schmierverständnis zu bieten - ABER du kannst ihnen durchaus erlauben, in dieser zeit themenorientiert zu zeichnen.

erinnert mich wieder an das menschenbild montessoris, die entdeckt hat, dass jedes kind nur allein den ihm innewohnenden bauplan seiner persönlichkeit kennt und wir ihm lediglich die umgebung und das material kredenzen können, um diese wahrhaftig entwickeln zu können.

und ja, ich gestehe, dass auch ich schülerinnen angepflaumt hab ihren zettel und stift wegzulegen, um endlich das von mir angeordnete natürlich wesentlich wichtigere stundenthema zu würdigen - aber selbsterkenntnis ist ja bekanntlich der erste weg zur besserung und ich gelobe diese hiermit.

fällt in diesem Zusammenhang immer mein Lieblingslied vom viel zu früh verstorbenen Harry Chapin ein:

Flowers are red, green leaves are green...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y5t-dAa6UA


The little boy went first day of school
He got some crayons (Buntstifte) and started to draw
He put colors all over the paper
For colors was what he saw
And the teacher said.. What you doin' young man
I'm paintin' flowers he said
She said... It's not the time for art young man
And anyway flowers are green and red
There's a time for everything young man
And a way it should be done
You've got to show concern for everyone else
For you're not the only one

And she said...
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen

But the little boy said...
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one

Well the teacher said.. You're sassy (stur, aufsässig)
There's ways that things should be
And you'll paint flowers the way they are
So repeat after me.....

And she said...
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen

But the little boy said...
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one

The teacher put him in a corner
She said.. It's for your own good..
And you won't come out 'til you get it right
And all responding like you should
Well finally he got lonely
Frightened thoughts filled his head
And he went up to the teacher
And this is what he said.. and he said

Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen

Time went by like it always does
And they moved to another town
And the little boy went to another school
And this is what he found
The teacher there was smilin'
She said...Painting should be fun
And there are so many colors in a flower
So let's use every one

But that little boy painted flowers
In neat rows of green and red
And when the teacher asked him why
This is what he said.. and he said

Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen.

Andere sehr nett gemachte Version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFC08akRvtE