Comments on: Albums To Be Ashamed Of

By: Elke

Elke — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:56:55 +0000

We promissed, my class and I,
not to complain about the music played during art lessons.
I try to listen openminded to theirs
and they don’t whine when they hear mine.
We agreed that it’s interesting for everyone
to hear something different.
Even when it’s their Tokio Hotel,
or my Sahara Lounge.

By: Damian

Damian — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:31:24 +0000

I make my Shakespeare students listen to “It’s Tricky” by Run-DMC to get a sense of rhythm, meter, and stressed vs. unstressed syllables.

When my sophomores read “The Catcher in the Rye”, right when Phoebe corrects Holden about the song lyrics, we listen to clips from Purple Haze and Paranoid and debate what was really sung – “Scuse me while I kiss the sky/this guy” and “I tell you to enjoy/end your life”. We talk about perceptual set and how our experiences/desires impact our perceptions.

It actually comes off a lot cooler than it sounds written here. Really.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:00:20 +0000

I started my Am Lit II class this year with "Respiration" by Black Star. It kind of freaked them out. I do, though, like to have music playing when the kids enter the room. Usually it's something that has to do with what we're reading (late-40s jazz and pop for Death of a Salesman, the Dead for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). It's nice to set a little vibe while taking attendance, checking homework, etc.

By: jose

jose — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:55:34 +0000

Ha! I don’t reveal what I listen to until the very last days so I have nothing to worry about. If they only knew I was listening to exactly what they listen to ::shakes head::

By: Mr. K.

Mr. K. — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:48:14 +0000

heh. I just did an open ended survey for the end of the semester. One of the suggestions was to have more music in the classroom. I already know that they're not ready for my music.