“The SLP Song”
From an early
age, I felt the call to teach… It was
something that I was good at and also something I loved. At 15, I landed my
first job as a soccer coach & camp counselor to kids ages 7-12. It was fun,
challenging, and incredibly rewarding. It was easy, in the sense that it didn’t
feel like “work” & simultaneously the longest, most exhausting day I had
ever experienced in my life. Although,
I’m not sure I knew it at the time… but, I believe that is the ideal
job/career. To be clear, I’m not saying that teaching/coaching is the ideal
career for everyone… no, no, no… I’m looking at you sophomore English teacher!
It is something that your passionate about, something you love doing, something
you’re damn good at, something that you would probably do for free anyway, something
that makes you smile every time someone asks you what you do for a living, something
that you work tirelessly at knowing that all the hard work and long hours you
put in, in the end will fulfill you in a way that is incomparable. This is how
I feel about teaching. This is how I feel about making music. And, Every once
in a while… I get to do both J !!!
…This is one of those times...
This is a song I wrote, with the most original of titles… “The SLP
Song” a song about teaching English to kindergartners in Korea, while singing
it with em’.
“The SLP Song”
I started with ABC…
Then came 123…
Next came the silent E...
and that one was tough for me.
and that one was tough for me.
I learned the rules of my school
And how my pencil is a tool
All about Rhyming words,
nouns, adjectives and verbs.
And tomorrow I will be,
Bilingual, you will see…
Mom and Dad are proud of me…
And I love it at SLP!
I love it at SLP!
Everyday I study
hard…
Knowing, one day I’ll go far…
With hard work I believe,
I’ll achieve all my dreams
So teacher, teacher…
Please help me to succeed
Show me patience and love
Help me earn my degree
And tomorrow I will be,
Bilingual, you will see…
Mom and Dad are proud of me…
And I love it at SLP!
I love it at SLP!
