The Magic Classroom
By Chris Mullane


This room is like no other, there is magic in the air.
It seems kind of disorganised, and there’s colour everywhere.

There are beanbags, cushions, couches, some dividers and a screen.
And over on the other side, some tables can be seen.

Over there beside the window, the sun is shining bright.
But near the inside wall we see there is a lot less light.

In the background there is music for those who learn by sound.
And earmuffs are here for those who are the other way round.

On every wall there are pictures, each one a story tells;
there are also touchy feely things and even pens with smells.

How anyone could use this room I haven’t got a notion.
It seems more like a recipe for some kind of magic potion!

Perhaps this room is magic and will cast a special spell,
So that everyone who enters here will learn so very well.

Be they tactile, auditory, or a visual kinaesthetic.
An impulsive or a global or a reflective analytic.

No longer need they feel a sense of great frustration when
concentrating, processing, and retaining information!


Poem taken from the book:
‘The Power of Diversity’
by Barbara Prashnig.
ISBN 1-85539-118-X

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