A student came into the classroom and ackwardly handed me the assignment due for the day. Tears were rolling down her cheeks and it was clear from her voice that she was on the verge of more tears. Her father died and she had just been told the news. In the storm of all that was important in her life, she was hanging on to everything she considered to be normal so that she could manage to piece the rest of the day together. In all of the tragedy, she just had to turn in her assignment. She sang a sad song at that moment of explaining how she might be absent for the next few days. And in her moment of grief, I saw a strength in her that is a miracle.
While singing a different tune this morning - I was happily photocopying some of the words to biology songs from Dr. Art - another teacher was airing a grumpy, grouchy, and out of beat tune. It sounded like cats screaming in the night. My tune sounded better to me so I just quietly listened and sang my song in my head. Nodding at times to indicate that I knew the person was in the room, despite my wishing them to leave it as soon as possible.
Our moods are certainly prone to people around us but their influence is solely dictated by our own powers to control ourselves. Keeping our own songs in our heads during tough times might actually help others sing in key and not out of tune.
Hmm... so if you are in need of some spirit ...
(To the Tune of Oklahoma)
Re---plication when DNA's copied in S-phase
Initiator proteins start, the strands are pushed apart
At the origin of repliciation, yeah !
Now helicase -- opens the fork, for (RNA) primase to prime with RNA
Then replication starts, DNA polymerase does its part
Builds from 5' to 3' all the way.
OKLAHOMA ... O.K. LA .. H .O .. M .. A ... OKLAHOMA !
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Notes About Dr. Art: My AP Biology class has been studying DNA Replication. The song is meant to help them remember the information. I hope it does !
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