And the vision that was planted in my brain...still remains...”
Blog by Candy
1966, First Day, English Class
Without a word, Mr. Walls took a vinyl record from its cardboard sleeve, positioned the center hole over the turntable and gently dropped it. Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence” spun slowly on the turntable. He lifted the needle and placed it on the edge of the shiny LP. Music and soft words filled the air in perfect harmony.
Hello darkness, my old friend; I've come to talk with you again /Because a vision softly creeping/ left its seeds while I was sleeping/ And the vision that was planted in my brain, still remains /Within the sound ...of silence
The assignment was simple.
Listen, really listen.
Reflect on the lyrics.
Write what it means to you.
Share in class tomorrow.
Over two school years, impressionable young minds absorbed books with ideas they never could have imagined; saw movies their parents never sanctioned; wrote songs and poetry and…changed...forever
9/4/17
