However, AMI benefited me, last week, when I got a message from the parent of a former student. In the attached photos, this amazing young lady is sitting at the counter at home, working through the AMI packet. Her mom wanted me to know that her daughter insisted on listening to One Voice by Barry Manilow. We discussed the meaning of the lyrics in a Positive Behavior Conversation, and we used to watch the lyric video for this song to work on reading fluency (Find it on my Music Appreciation page.). Consequently, this particular song was the most-requested lyric video, last year. |
| It always does the heart well to hear that my instruction and the choices I made in class had staying power. Those kids would never know anything about Barry Manilow if not for our class. You can find the lyric video and the discussion questions at the link in the paragraph above, so I thought I'd like a different version of the song here. The video here is from 1986 at the rededication ceremony for the newly-renewed Statue of Liberty. In it, Manilow mashes One Voice with America the Beautiful, and at the end, many other music artists join him. |