I saw an advertisement while walking through an airport today. It read, “Tomorrow will be nothing like today.” And it bothered me, but I couldn’t figure out why. As I thought about it, I came to realize why. Yes, in many ways, I do hope tomorrow will be nothing like today – that horrible diseases will be cured, that the world will find peace – but in other ways I hope tomorrow will be just like it is today. For that matter, just like it was years ago. That students will still find joy walking into the music room the way we did. That music will still ring through the halls of every school the way it was when we were young. That kids will still look at their music teachers with that inspired smile of dedication and pride. That young people will still find beauty in their lives and joy in their hearts through music. So maybe as we walk into our classrooms today, we should remember those remarkable experiences from our past, when we were students, that we want to pass on to our students today.
Peter Loel Boonshaft, Director of Education
KHS America
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