Yahoo News Where have all the teachers gone? Video shows union rep sing adapted song
On teacher strike day on the Isle of Wight members joined in a song, loosely based on Pete Seeger's Where have all the flowers gone?
I led the singing with support from the rest of the district and attending audience.
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Where have all the teachers gone?
re-imagined by Peter Shreeve, based on Pete Seeger's 1955 song
Where have all the teachers gone?
gone over many years
Where have all the teachers gone?
They don’t last 5 years
Where have all the teachers gone?
Workload drained them every one
Will government ever learn? (x2)
Where have all the newbies gone?
Better jobs and better pay
Where have all the young staff gone?
Less stress with bonus pay
Where have all the new staff gone?
They've taken new jobs every one
Will government ever learn? (x2)
Where have all the oldies gone?
Cost too much and forced to quit
Where have all the old staff gone?
Wisdom doesn’t pay
Where have all the experts gone?
Forced retirement every one
Out to graze and shown the door
Not valued anymore
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