On friday I sent home applications for the school choir. On this application I ask 2 simple questions:
1. Why do you want to become part of the Choir
2. Why do you feel that you would be a good member of the choir (list skills and ccharacteristics).
Many of the answers are very simple: I love to sing, I sing at church, my mom can help me learn the songs, etc. But this one I thought took the cake (so far):
To the first question the child answered: I think I can sing very good. I also have very good memory becuase I memorized "Holiday" "St. Jimmy", and "Homecoming" by Greenday.
I give this child props not only for not listening to rap or some other crap that I hear from the kids every day, but for correctly using quotation marks and sentance structure. Even though "rock music is easiest for [him] to memorize" I think he will be a good addition to the choir.
Another application response I found particularly entertaining was turned in by a student who is constantly talking, disrupting, and generally off task. TO the second question he answered: " I can tune out distractions. I try to be quiet and I try to use my best singing voice". I'll beleive it when I see it.
Happy Monday all!
1 comment:
I'm curious - do you get to exclude kids from the choir? I'm hoping you say "Yes". When I was a wee lass our choirs were open entry. Yeek! I was always so annoyed at the squirrely rascals who were seemingly incapable of silence.
You should be able to exclude whoever you want. It'll be to the child's benefit.
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