Why We Need the Arts in Our Schools

Do ya'll remember music class?
It was one of my favorite classes.
Mr. Spiegal would play that piano like nobody's business. He was a white man with a reddish ponytail -- you couldn't tell him nothing. He would make that piano walk.

Give me a moment to reflect . . .

Oh the memories.

I saw him at my cousin's 5th grade graduation. Crazy right? Although I knew he might not have remembered me, I still chose to approach him. I just had to tell him how much I loved his class and how much he added to my elementary experience.

Just like Mr. Spiegal will always be remembered, the Ps22 Chorus teacher will as well. Check out how he remixed Run This Town by Jay Z for his students.

Remembering: Miami Edison Middle School Years

God works in mysterious ways. Some months ago I was chatting with a friend who started to talk about all the memories we shared. Although I remembered I wanted to forget.


On Saturday, I got a message from a girl who said we attended middle school together. I really don't remember her or the people she said she hung around with. I wanted to remember but I forgot.