Ep4 Positive Rock Lyrics "Thanks for Giving" - a podcast by Academy for Success

It's Thanksgiving Week and positivity in the Wolf Pack is palpable. Idle conversations in the hall generating laughter bouncing down the hall has increased.

When looking for positive rock lyrics for this week, I wanted to focus on the idea of being thankful, naturally. That, surprisingly enough, lead me, no pun intended, to Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin has an interesting history coming together quickly to make their first album, only 30 hours, but then slowing down after and taking the more standard multiple months to get their second and later albums made. One of the most impressive stories, in my opinion, involving the band involves their hit "Whole Lotta Love". Robert Plant sings a line saying "Way down inside… wo-man… you need… love," and while he sings you can hear his lyrics echo softly. That echo was not supposed to be there and every attempt to mute the second voice was unsuccessful. But making lemonade out of lemons, they added reverb around the extra verse and it became a permanent part of the song. They didn't focus on the problem..... they focused on the solution and their creativity created an iconic rock sound.

As for the less known selection showing thanks, I turned to "Thank You." In the song we hear:

If the sun refused to shine,

I would still be loving you.

When mountains crumble to the sea,

There will still be you and me.

The song was written by Jimmy Page and dedicated to his wife, but even as a love song, we can see some inspiring qualities that we can take into the classroom. After all, sometimes it feels like "the sun refused to shine" and mountains are crumbling to the sea. Sometimes the sun is something personal in our lives and the mountains are things at school. From wherever the difficulty comes, one thing is always certain: our students expect us to be rock steady, to give them our all, as the song goes on to say. They will learn better to control their reactions when things don't go the way they want or expect than if we just advise them to do so. We react and say, "Well, I'm having a bad day," don't be surprised when our students quote us. It can be difficult, but that's why we are a team. You need to get some stress out, there is someone in this building you can turn to.

And that is what I am thankful for this wonderful staff, our friendship, our camaraderie, our teamwork. Thank you all, from my head to my toes, for everything you do for our students and for being the best.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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