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"The time has come, the Walrus said, to speak of many things..."

Lacking Cultural Literacy?

The other day in class I had The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" playing on the stereo, and one of the students asked me "Who screwed up the song?" At first I was going to laugh, but then I noticed the question was sincere. I realized he was referring to the Read More...
Published Sunday, November 25, 2007 2:12 PM by The Doc Is In
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mz.w said:

try having the actual songs that were popular when you were in middle school be popular--you should have seen my students' faces when i busted out the entire intro to "baby got back". i don't know that it makes me feel old, but it is definitely weird...

November 26, 2007 1:43 AM
 

MysteryTeacher said:

Weird?  My kids favorite songs are now "Oldies but Goodies"  How's that for getting old.

November 26, 2007 12:01 PM
 

Betty said:

I love it.  Hey, it must mean something if the oldies just keep coming back.

November 26, 2007 3:35 PM
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