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Songs they don't teach any more
I was amazed to learn this month that my kids (10.5 and almost 8) have not learned the words to 'Erie Canal'. I thought that was required learning for elementary schoolers everywhere, but it seems I was mistaken. Scott DD 10.5 and DS 7.9 |
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I was amazed to learn this month that my kids (10.5 and almost 8) have not learned the words to 'Erie Canal'. I thought that was required learning for elementary schoolers everywhere, but it seems I was mistaken. Scott DD 10.5 and DS 7.9 I never heard it until I lived in Rochester, New York. I thought it was local (Rochester is close to the canal, called the "barge canal" there), until I heard it on a Wee Sings tape. Banty Banty |
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On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:59:55 EST, Scott
wrote: I was amazed to learn this month that my kids (10.5 and almost 8) have not learned the words to 'Erie Canal'. I thought that was required learning for elementary schoolers everywhere, but it seems I was mistaken. Scott DD 10.5 and DS 7.9 It might be a generational thing. I learned it in elementary school as well, but my kids (ages 9, 9, and 6) don't seem to have been taught it (and we live in Rochester, NY!) Nick -- Nick Theodorakis nicholas_theodorakis [at] urmc [dot] rochester [dot] edu |
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Nick Theodorakis wrote: On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:59:55 EST, Scott wrote: I was amazed to learn this month that my kids (10.5 and almost 8) have not learned the words to 'Erie Canal'. I thought that was required learning for elementary schoolers everywhere, but it seems I was mistaken. It might be a generational thing. I learned it in elementary school as well, but my kids (ages 9, 9, and 6) don't seem to have been taught it (and we live in Rochester, NY!) I've never heard it. I went to elementary in MA and my kids are in VT. Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01) -- For a challenging little arithmetic puzzle for kids and adults alike, check out http://cgi.wff-n-proof.com/MSQ-Ind/I-1E.htm |
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Songs they don't teach any more
On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:59:55 EST, Scott
wrote: I was amazed to learn this month that my kids (10.5 and almost 8) have not learned the words to 'Erie Canal'. I thought that was required learning for elementary schoolers everywhere, but it seems I was mistaken. I certainly didn't learn Erie Canal in school. I learned it from the Fireside Book of Folk Songs, and frequently belted it out, as I recall, but I'd never thought of it as being the sort of song everyone would learn in school. I'm trying to think of songs (other than My country, 'tis of thee, and stuff like that) that most American schoolchildren are, or were, taught. For some reason Kookaburra (not exactly American!) is the only one that sticks in my head! Oh, I *do* remember being taught We Shall Overcome, which enraptured me. I sang it all the way home from school one day. --Helen |
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I grew up in WI and didn't learn "Erie Canal," but I vividly remember that it
seemed like the whole curriculum for 4th grade music consisted of us singing "Red River Valley." -Dawn Mom to Henry, 11 |
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I was amazed to learn this month that my kids (10.5 and almost 8) have not learned the words to 'Erie Canal'. I thought that was required learning for elementary schoolers everywhere, but it seems I was mistaken. Scott DD 10.5 and DS 7.9 DD learned it in her chorus class (required, and with the world's most perkily annoying woman teaching it!) in 4th grade, and they all performed it, along with several other American dittys, at a concert. Not one of the most shining moments in parenting, if I recall correctly! Marjorie |
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chiam margalit wrote: *YOu've never heard the song, or heard kids learning the song? I find *it almost impossible to believe anyone hasn't heard the song (Chorus *is "Low Bridge, Everybody Down, Low Bridge, Cause we're Coming to a *Town, Well you'll always know your neighbor, You'll always know your *pal, if you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal." It's on about a *million PBS/History channel specials. :-) I've never heard of the song at all. I grew up in Philadelphia's suburbs. -- hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net "uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est." not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large |
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Hillary Israeli wrote:
In , chiam margalit wrote: *YOu've never heard the song, or heard kids learning the song? I find *it almost impossible to believe anyone hasn't heard the song (Chorus *is "Low Bridge, Everybody Down, Low Bridge, Cause we're Coming to a *Town, Well you'll always know your neighbor, You'll always know your *pal, if you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal." It's on about a *million PBS/History channel specials. :-) I've never heard of the song at all. I grew up in Philadelphia's suburbs. I also grew up in PA (central) and we sang it a lot in school. That and Waltzing Matilda. I just figured it was part of the cultural fabric and was surprised the kids didn't know it. OTOH, it took me 40 years before I learned 'Just before the battle mother' -- even tho' I remember seeing Linus sing it. Maybe that song will resurface around 2010-2015 for the sesquicentennial. Scott DD 10.5 and DS 7.9 |
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