Ep1 Positive Rock Lyrics "Right Back at Ya" - a podcast by Academy for Success

Miles of Liles Positive Rock Lyrics of the Week of November 4, 2019.

Good morning, Wolfpack! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I know we needed it after Halloweek and grades being due. Now starts the focus on holidays. Just 14 days until Thanksgiving Break.

And looking forward, finding that goal to get us through when we are having a bad day is great, but sometimes we also need to look back for inspiration. Back to November 4, 1996. 23 years ago today the Spice Girls debut album "Spice" was released  It sold an amazing 2 million copies in its first week and becoming a global hit. This week's Positive Rock looks at some lyrics from their hit "Right Back at Ya". There's a lot of positive in the Spice Girls discography and there are a variety of positive attitudes in this 2000 hit.

No looking back

And you thought we wouldn't make it this far

So we proved you wrong again

Now's the time

We're coming right back with the brand new design

Feeling fine

There's been tears along the way

But we're still the best of friends

Never needed to pretend

'Cause real friendship never ends

From the first stanza in this selection where we are told "you thought we wouldn't make it this far, so we proved you wrong again" showing perseverance in the face of negativity, to "coming right back with a brand new design" showing accountability, taking ownership in their need to change things up when their popularity began to fade.

The second stanza I chose, though, I feel is crucial. "There's been tears along the way, but we're still the best of friends." Here at the Academy, things get stressful, but we have to stay together. We might now always agree, but we need to stay together. We have to communicate and support each other. It's easier to "make it this far" when we have each other's backs, and it's more likely we will try those "brand new designs" if we have support from each other. Remember to talk before you rant, call before you brawl. Much like the Spice Girls, we don't always agree or see eye to eye, but if we keep our ears open to each other, we can find a solution.

And it occurs to me that sounds very teacher focused, but it is intended also as a suggestion for our interactions and communication with students.

Have a wonderful week, Wolfpack! Thank you for being the best and for everything that you do! ~ Teacher Clark Liles, ELA, The Academy for Success @  District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties.

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