From one of my students

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From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 10:58pm

"Oh...in the past week, My love for Wicked dropped so much...and I became in love with "Into the Woods" and "Sunday in the Park with George". Stephen Sondheim is brilliant!"

One of my students just IMed me this - direct quote. I am a VERY happy teacher right now.

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#2

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 10:59pm

*faith in humanity is restored for CQ*

what a GREAT IM

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#3

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:00pm

An Easter miracle!

#4

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:02pm

Hooray for Sondheim!

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#5

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:04pm

...what's wrong with Wicked, huh?

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#6

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:05pm

Your students IM you?

#7

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:05pm

As Jean Brodie said, "...[your student] is [yours] forever."

Well done, jason.

#8

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:07pm

That's sad.

Sondheim may be brilliant.
But Wicked is ingenious.

#9

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:09pm

Too bad your student doesn't realize that Schwartz is better than Sondheim.

#10

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:09pm

i agree.

i hate it how some people think shows like Sunday In the Park With George is better than Wicked because the OBC has a guy with an unusually high voice in it.

it's just stupid.

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"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed

#11

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:10pm

aw- That's so amazing! It's great to see this happen!

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#12

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:12pm

Too bad your student doesn't realize that Schwartz is better than Sondheim.


What planet are you living on? I hope this is a joke.

#13

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:13pm

Wicked is the new Sweeney.

And no one can stop that.

Let's put down our razors, pick up our brooms, and fly to the sky as we defy gravity!

#14

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:17pm

AMEN ... Wicked is just to Popu-U-lar to be denied!

#15

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:17pm

Not a joke, ljay889, just my opinion.

#16

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:35pm

I'll repeat what Atrias said:

Your students IM you?

oh boy......................

Theater teacher? Music Teacher? ............ uh huh

#17

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/17/06 at 12:25am

Awww. Sometimes children aren't evil after all!

j/k

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#18

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/17/06 at 12:26am

Judas, in what way do you feel Schwartz is "better" other than being more accessible?

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#19

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/17/06 at 12:43am

While I'll admit Sondheim can write some great lyrics, he can't whip up a great melody like Schwartz. Schwartz has a greater number of musicals that appeal to me, and I've never found it hard to get into his music as I did with Sondheim. Simply put, I like Schwartz's songs better.

#20

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/17/06 at 12:46am

Schwartz is just so generic, poppy, and ick.

I like music that grow on you, and is complex, and truly beautiful. Which is Sondheim.

Scwartz just reuses the same stuff over and over again.

#21

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:06am

Allow me to be the third to voice a concern over a student having the ability to IM a teacher.

While it may be an innocent act I have to wonder why you would provide the information to be IMed by any students.

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#22

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:34am

A little off topic, but I don't think IM-ing a teacher is something to be concerned about. I know a lot of teachers that give out their screen name or personal email address so that they can be reached if they ever have a question. Teachers/Coaches even give out their phone numbers.

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#23

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:50am

Fair enough. Schwartz is more poppy and made to appeal instantly to the ear. Sondheim is often more appreciated with repitition and appreciation of the melody's suitability to the lyric.

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#24

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:51am

I also have teachers who supply their emails to students. Can't adults talk to kids anymore without getting into naughty territory?

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#25

re: From one of my students

Posted: 4/17/06 at 1:54am

hmm... interetsing. I love Sondheim... and I like some of Schwartz.

But when I saw wicked most of the songs were like fluff... there are some good songs... but the whole score isnt great.

I dont think Sondheim has written a filler song in his life.

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