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A teacher's take on Drake's "Started From the Bottom," as we look forward to the end of the school year
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Started
Students on track
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is in the clear
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is passing and we
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is in the clear
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is writing finals
Classroom management from the jump
Teaching students concepts that I'd introduce each month
And though I could have cleaned up on my own
I delegated jobs so that we could all go home
Now the secretary's paging to the back
"Excuse this interruption; where's the VP at?"
Now I'm pulling up a Prezi slideshow
The final presentation before final bell goes, and we
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is in the clear
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is passing and we
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is in the clear
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is writing finals
Teens want to stick it to the man
Harnessing that energy is worthwhile, never doubt it
You know wisdom is what lets us understand
And we might be the only ones they trust, no hope without us
Students, please hand in your projects when they're due
Don't plagiarize or cheat; just do your best and be you
And just as a reminder to myself
My coffee cup is sitting on the second top shelf, 'cause we
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is in the clear
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is writing finals
No note-passing, students; use group chat
Make a new friend, and remember that
I am always happy to explain it
If learning core concepts is evasive
No note-passing, students; use group chat
Make a new friend, and remember that
I am always willing to explain it
Questions are encouraged; just raise up a quiet hand
'Cause we started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is in the clear
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is passing and we
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is in the clear
Started in September, now we're here
Started in September, now my whole class is writing finals
credits
from
Demo Tracks,
track released December 3, 2017
Music transcribed and recorded by Steven Mills, originally from Drake's "Nothing Was the Same" album. Lyrics and performance by Steven Mills.
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