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as a kid, i was expected to "sing for my supper" and have a poem or song to perform on holidays.



How much nicer to sing an ode to your meal than to say the mute,(eyes closed) little prayers I remember.
In the sixties, was it the group "The Mamma's and the Pappa's that had this song going : "Sing for your supper and you'll have breakfast?"

Yes, already in elementary schools in western society, group/-class singing is gone or disappearing. What a waste of beautiful waste of time!