More Than a Number Music by Barry Lane & Lyrics by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater (2012) I am quiet in the classroom. I don’t always raise my hand. I don’t always answer questions. I don’t always understand. But I always have ideas when I stare up at the sky. My sister likes to tease me for always asking, “Why?” I am more than a number. I am more than a grade. I know the constellations. Here’s a painting that I made. I read books in my closet. I will not be a ‘2’. I am more than a number. I’m a person just like you. I speak one language here and another in my home. I daydream in both languages whenever I’m alone. I’m good at climbing trees. Mom’s teaching me to sew. I am full of secrets a test can never know. I am more than a number. Watch me fold this plane. I snuggle with my beagle. There’s music in my brain. Someday I’ll go to Egypt. I will never be a ‘2’. I am more than a number. I’m a person just like you. If you think I can be measured by numbers on a screen… …if my whole school becomes a test where will I learn to dream? I love to do hard problems. I write stories, and I laugh. My gifts are so much greater than the data on your graph. I’m more than a number. I invent things when I play. I collect shells and fossils. Please hear me when I say I will not be a ‘1’– a ‘2’, a ‘3’, or a ‘4’. I am me. I’m a mystery. I’m a child – not a score. https://youtube/watch?v=VcjIftvIC3I#t=10
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 03:23:02 +0000
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