And it makes me a little nostalgic for my old classroom in Atlanta. I'm there, with the winter sun pouring in the windows, the music playing softly from the back of the room, and we're di

I love music, and I like playing it softly in my classroom. Often it'd be playing when

Which reminds me of all the music I shared with my students over the years. The first year, there was a Billy Joel connection. One of my students like bj and at the end of the year, the kids really dug "We Didn't Start the Fire." But there were oth


The next year there was a lot of Dylan. One of my students was a huge Dylan fan, and that was a lot of fun. I think I played Hem and Sufjan in the classroom too sometimes.
I don't remember what I played the third year. But the fourth year I got into seeqpod.com and made a Cat Stevens playlist that was perfect for working with. So that was played a lot, and my students for some reason attached themselves to the "Longer Boats" song, which was at the end of the playlist, so they'd convince me not to turn it off till then...
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I miss you and your music across the hall. It is not the same without you.
Having been introduced by you to Seeqpod and Emmylou Harris, though, I have a favorite playlist of my own which sometimes trickles out into the hall after school.
I'm glad you are starting to feel better and more at home in Prague. It's fun to see your pictures!
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