Recently, I went back to my former school and to my disappointment found that almost all evidence that I had been at the school had been removed by the former teacher. I had met her but always made a point of staying away from the music room because I did not want students to be comparing us. It can be very difficult for some teachers to take over and I did not want to become part of a problem. Little did I know that she would remove any sign that I had ever been at the school.
This has made me think about legacies and how we do not always respect what others have done. We can learn from them and build on what they have done. We need to learn from the past and respect what has been built.
Tomorrow, I will return to the school and this time, I will be helping to build. What a lovely change. (Yes, the teacher who replaced me is gone. The new teacher wants to respect legacies.)
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