My Bliss Today....

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For the last three years a school for special needs from Cheshire has entered our Eisteddfod......they are the most fantastic children because the music teacher and staff are beyond wonderful.

Today they told me they are not entering any more festivals with a category for "special needs".
They are fed up being patronised and all groups being given equal points because...."Ahhh they have special needs....we can't upset them".

They entered our festival as equals...up against all our other schools..... nothing was said...we just used the name of the school without "special"........and they did really well....

I was tasked with driving the adjudicators to their accommodation and we were chatting about the various performances and the special school was mentioned.....
"Special school?"...queried one adjudicator......."So which children were they?"

I told her.......she had been their adjudicator and she didn't know......she had judged them on their performance! She had just judged them as they wanted.....the same as every other school......Success!!!!

Isn't that wonderful? I will let their teachers know this......and I hope they can enter some more festivals in this spirit......it's just how it should be!.....Bliss.......♥

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Mmmm...not sure......

A judgement of?....A hibernation of?...x

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A snooze of views.

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A slumber of cymbals.....A catnap of clarinets......A snooze of solos...and I must go to sleep or the adjudicators won't be there to doze tomorrow.....xxx

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Just tuck up alongside them...
Who needs judging?