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<blockquote data-quote="ThreeShadows" data-source="post: 419057" data-attributes="member: 6370"><p>My sons would have been called "dunces" when I was growing up.</p><p> </p><p>I love this poem by Jacques Prévert:</p><p> </p><p> The Dunce</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">He says no with his head</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">but he says yes with his heart</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">he says yes to what he loves</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">he says no to the teacher</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">he stands</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">he is questioned</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">and all the problems are posed</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">sudden laughter seizes him</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">and he erases all</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">the words and figures</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">names and dates</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">sentences and snares</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">and despite the teacher's threats</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">to the jeers of infant prodigies</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">with chalk of every colour</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">on the blackboard of misfortune</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px">he draws the face of happiness.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThreeShadows, post: 419057, member: 6370"] My sons would have been called "dunces" when I was growing up. I love this poem by Jacques Prévert: The Dunce [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3]He says no with his head but he says yes with his heart he says yes to what he loves he says no to the teacher he stands he is questioned and all the problems are posed sudden laughter seizes him and he erases all the words and figures names and dates sentences and snares and despite the teacher's threats to the jeers of infant prodigies with chalk of every colour on the blackboard of misfortune he draws the face of happiness.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=2][COLOR=#ffffcc][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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