Classic-al!

The other day I thought it would be fun to introduce my class to Classical Music. We were working independently on some math assignment when I pulled up a little ditty by the wonderful Beethoven. I asked if anyone in the class could tell me who was playing over the speakers. Only one student raised his hand. When I called on him he responded, "It's Beethoven."

"Good job! How did you know that?" I replied.

"My mom makes me listen to this crap at home."

"Oh, ok."

Even though there were giggles and a few moans when I first put on the music, by the end of the song my students were intrigued, and a few of them even asked for more.

The next day, another male student of mine came in and said, "Mr. Christensen, my uncle played me some of that 80's music last night that you like."

"What music?"

"You know, the music you played for us in class yesterday. The old stuff from the 80's."

"Yeahhhhh...you are about 400 years off."

KIDS!