Time for a song? - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T00:17:53Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/time-for-a-song?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A310109&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDid anyone catch this guy pla…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-11:649749:Comment:3407072009-05-11T21:53:12.154Zddeubelhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ddeubel
Did anyone catch this guy playing with Bruce recently? Amazing, he's still at it.<br />
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Did anyone catch this guy playing with Bruce recently? Amazing, he's still at it.<br />
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4059643">What did you learn in school today?</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user278039">ddeubel</a> on <a href="http://eflclassroom.com">EFL Classroom 2.0</a>.</p>
</center> "Little Weapon" by Lupe Fiasc…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-10:649749:Comment:3403152009-05-10T11:52:08.942ZJohnathan Chasehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnathanChase
"Little Weapon" by Lupe Fiasco is a very powerful and graphic song about youth violence and child soldiers...<br />
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<b><i>Little Terry got a gun, he got from the store,<br />
He bought it with the money he got from his chores,<br />
He robbed candy shop told her lay down on the floor,<br />
Put the cookies in his bag took the pennies out the drawer.<br />
<br />
Little Kalil got a gun he got from the rebels,<br />
To kill the infidels and American devils,<br />
A bomb on his waist,<br />
A mask on his face,<br />
Prays five times a day,<br />
And listens to…</i></b>
"Little Weapon" by Lupe Fiasco is a very powerful and graphic song about youth violence and child soldiers...<br />
<br />
<b><i>Little Terry got a gun, he got from the store,<br />
He bought it with the money he got from his chores,<br />
He robbed candy shop told her lay down on the floor,<br />
Put the cookies in his bag took the pennies out the drawer.<br />
<br />
Little Kalil got a gun he got from the rebels,<br />
To kill the infidels and American devils,<br />
A bomb on his waist,<br />
A mask on his face,<br />
Prays five times a day,<br />
And listens to Heavy Metal.<br />
<br />
Little Alex got a gun he took from his dad,<br />
That he snuck into school in his black book bag,<br />
His black nail polish, black boots and black hair,<br />
He's gonna blow away the bully that just pushed his ass...</i></b><br />
<br />
The chorus for the song...<br />
<br />
<b><i>Little Weapon,<br />
Little Weapon,<br />
Little Weapon<br />
We're calling you<br />
There's a war<br />
if the guns are just too tall for you<br />
We'll find you something small to use<br />
Little Weapon, Little Weapon, Little Weapon<br />
We need you now, pow</i></b><br />
<br />
Ending of the song even references youths interest in violent video games and what they are learning...<br />
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<b><i>...B for the Bombs press pause for your moms,<br />
Make the room silent, she don't approve of violent games,<br />
She leaves resume activity,<br />
Start and blew hearts with poor harsh wizardry,<br />
On next part I insert code<br />
To sweeten up the little person' murder workload<br />
I tell him he work for<br />
CIA with A<br />
A operative, I operate this game all day<br />
I hold a controller connected to the soldier<br />
With weapons on his shoulder he's only seconds older than me<br />
We playful but serious, now keep that on mind<br />
for on line experience</i></b> My son was home from college…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-04-01:649749:Comment:3188432009-04-01T01:56:52.374ZJohnathan Chasehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnathanChase
My son was home from college (education major secondary science ) and shared this song by Asher Roth that he says has become quite popular at gatherings.<br />
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Some of the lyrics are quite graphic so I'll post excerpts. The song certainly gives "higher" education a whole new meaning....<br />
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<b>I Love College</b><br />
<br />
...Drink my beer and smoke my weed<br />
but my good friends is all I need<br />
Pass out at 3, wake up at 10,<br />
go out to eat then do it again<br />
<br />
Man, I love college, ay!<br />
And I love drinking, ay!<br />
I love…
My son was home from college (education major secondary science ) and shared this song by Asher Roth that he says has become quite popular at gatherings.<br />
<br />
Some of the lyrics are quite graphic so I'll post excerpts. The song certainly gives "higher" education a whole new meaning....<br />
<br />
<b>I Love College</b><br />
<br />
...Drink my beer and smoke my weed<br />
but my good friends is all I need<br />
Pass out at 3, wake up at 10,<br />
go out to eat then do it again<br />
<br />
Man, I love college, ay!<br />
And I love drinking, ay!<br />
I love women, ay!<br />
Man, I love college<br />
<br />
I can't tell you what I learned from school but<br />
I could tell you a story or two, um<br />
Yeah, of course I learned some rules<br />
Like don't pass out with your shoes on<br />
(Get the Sharpie!)<br />
<br />
And don't leave the house 'til the booze gone...<br />
<br />
...Hold the beer bong, nothing wrong with some fun<br />
(Here, hold this)<br />
Even if we did get a little bit too drunk<br />
Time isn't wasted when you're getting wasted<br />
Woke up today and all I could say is<br />
<br />
That party last night was awfully crazy I wish we taped it...<br />
<br />
...Do I really have to graduate?<br />
Or can I just stay here for the rest of my life? maybe I'm in a cynical mood t…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-03-31:649749:Comment:3183782009-03-31T13:40:41.544ZAmy Clayhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/amyclay
maybe I'm in a cynical mood today, but I love this song by Cursive called "Bad Science"<br />
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Moms and dads break up their gangs,<br />
take away their roller skates<br />
Give them algebra and trig<br />
raisins, dates, or figs<br />
But take away the gingerbread and cake<br />
<br />
Every husband, every wife, every cop, every teacher<br />
everybody do the taking away<br />
every law, every curfew, ever Bible-branded textbook<br />
watch the kiddies do the breaking away<br />
<br />
Moms and dads say,<br />
"No more bands<br />
no side projects, no solo careers<br />
no young…
maybe I'm in a cynical mood today, but I love this song by Cursive called "Bad Science"<br />
<br />
Moms and dads break up their gangs,<br />
take away their roller skates<br />
Give them algebra and trig<br />
raisins, dates, or figs<br />
But take away the gingerbread and cake<br />
<br />
Every husband, every wife, every cop, every teacher<br />
everybody do the taking away<br />
every law, every curfew, ever Bible-branded textbook<br />
watch the kiddies do the breaking away<br />
<br />
Moms and dads say,<br />
"No more bands<br />
no side projects, no solo careers<br />
no young love<br />
no kissing fish<br />
no pets at all<br />
no fun<br />
and<br />
I think we've had enough art, Mr. Marks."<br />
<br />
Every molecule, every atom, every single particle<br />
down to the quark<br />
<br />
Do the breaking apart!<br />
<br />
No skateboard no swimming pools<br />
until you've finished your state approved chemistry,<br />
kid!<br />
Break it down to the electron and quark<br />
and please tell us what happens when the particles spark<br />
<br />
Every molecule, every atom, every single particle<br />
down to the quark<br />
<br />
Do the breaking apart! When I think back
On all the…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-03-31:649749:Comment:3183302009-03-31T10:07:26.107ZJohnathan Chasehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnathanChase
When I think back<br />
On all the crap I learned in high school<br />
Its a wonder<br />
I can think at all<br />
And though my lack of edu---cation<br />
Hasn't hurt me none<br />
I can read the writing on the wall...<br />
<br />
<b>~ Paul Simon</b>
When I think back<br />
On all the crap I learned in high school<br />
Its a wonder<br />
I can think at all<br />
And though my lack of edu---cation<br />
Hasn't hurt me none<br />
I can read the writing on the wall...<br />
<br />
<b>~ Paul Simon</b> Go on to sleep now, third gra…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-03-17:649749:Comment:3103522009-03-17T01:40:14.957ZJohnathan Chasehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JohnathanChase
Go on to sleep now, third grader of mine.<br />
The test is tomorrow but you'll do just fine.<br />
It's reading and math, forget all the rest.<br />
You don't need to know what is not on the test.<br />
<br />
Each box that you mark on each test that you take,<br />
Remember your teachers, their jobs are at stake.<br />
Your score is their score, but don't get all stressed.<br />
They'd never teach anything not on the test.<br />
<br />
The School Board is faced with no child left behind<br />
With rules but no funding, they’re caught in a bind.<br />
So music and…
Go on to sleep now, third grader of mine.<br />
The test is tomorrow but you'll do just fine.<br />
It's reading and math, forget all the rest.<br />
You don't need to know what is not on the test.<br />
<br />
Each box that you mark on each test that you take,<br />
Remember your teachers, their jobs are at stake.<br />
Your score is their score, but don't get all stressed.<br />
They'd never teach anything not on the test.<br />
<br />
The School Board is faced with no child left behind<br />
With rules but no funding, they’re caught in a bind.<br />
So music and art and the things you love best<br />
Are not in your school ‘cause they’re not on the test.<br />
<br />
Sleep, sleep, and as you progress<br />
You’ll learn there’s a lot that is not on the test.<br />
<br />
Debate is a skill that is useful to know,<br />
Unless you’re in Congress or talk radio,<br />
Where shouting and spouting and spewing are blessed<br />
'Cause rational discourse was not on the test.<br />
<br />
Thinking's important. It's good to know how.<br />
And someday you'll learn to but someday's not now.<br />
Go on to sleep, now. You need your rest.<br />
Don't think about thinking. It's not on the test.<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>Not On The Test</b> by <a href="http://www.notonthetest.com/statement.html">Tom Chapin</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.notonthetest.com/index.html">Also check out the music video</a> Did Jack Johnson cover this?tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-03-16:649749:Comment:3101092009-03-16T16:36:24.092ZDanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Dan
Did Jack Johnson cover this?
Did Jack Johnson cover this? Fall is here,hear the yell
ba…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-03-16:649749:Comment:3100582009-03-16T15:09:09.750ZRob Kovacshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/robkovacs
Fall is here,hear the yell<br />
back to school,ring the bell<br />
brand new shoes,walking blues<br />
climb the fence,books and pens<br />
I can tell that we're going to be friends<br />
<br />
Walk with me,Suzy Lee<br />
through the park and by the tree<br />
we will rest upon the ground<br />
and look at all the bugs we found<br />
then safely walk to school<br />
without a sound<br />
<br />
Well here we are,no one else<br />
we walked to school all by ourselves<br />
there's dirt on our uniforms<br />
from chasing all the ants and worms<br />
we clean up and now its time to…
Fall is here,hear the yell<br />
back to school,ring the bell<br />
brand new shoes,walking blues<br />
climb the fence,books and pens<br />
I can tell that we're going to be friends<br />
<br />
Walk with me,Suzy Lee<br />
through the park and by the tree<br />
we will rest upon the ground<br />
and look at all the bugs we found<br />
then safely walk to school<br />
without a sound<br />
<br />
Well here we are,no one else<br />
we walked to school all by ourselves<br />
there's dirt on our uniforms<br />
from chasing all the ants and worms<br />
we clean up and now its time to learn<br />
<br />
Numbers,letters,learn to spell<br />
nouns,and books,and show and tell<br />
at playtime we will throw the ball<br />
back to class,through the hall<br />
teacher marks our height<br />
against the wall<br />
<br />
And we don't notice any time pass<br />
we don't notice anything<br />
we sit side by side in every class<br />
teacher thinks that I sound funny<br />
but she likes the way you sing<br />
<br />
Tonight I'll dream while I'm in bed<br />
when silly thoughts go through my head<br />
about the bugs and alphbet<br />
and when I wake tommorow I'll bet<br />
that you and I will walk together again<br />
cause I can tell that we're going to be friends<br />
<br />
- The White Stripes If it weren't for kids have y…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-03-16:649749:Comment:3100002009-03-16T13:03:09.286ZDanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Dan
If it weren't for kids have you ever thought,<br />
There wouldn't be no Santa Claus,<br />
Or look what the stork just brought<br />
Thank God for kids.<br />
And we'd all live in a quiet house<br />
Without Big Bird or a Mickey Mouse<br />
Or Kool-aid on the couch<br />
Thank God for kids.<br />
<br />
Chorus:<br />
Thank God for kids there's magic for a while<br />
A special kind of sunshine in a smile<br />
Do you ever stop to think or wonder why<br />
The nearest thing to heaven is a child.<br />
<br />
Daddy, how does this thing fly?<br />
And a hundred other where's and why's<br />
I…
If it weren't for kids have you ever thought,<br />
There wouldn't be no Santa Claus,<br />
Or look what the stork just brought<br />
Thank God for kids.<br />
And we'd all live in a quiet house<br />
Without Big Bird or a Mickey Mouse<br />
Or Kool-aid on the couch<br />
Thank God for kids.<br />
<br />
Chorus:<br />
Thank God for kids there's magic for a while<br />
A special kind of sunshine in a smile<br />
Do you ever stop to think or wonder why<br />
The nearest thing to heaven is a child.<br />
<br />
Daddy, how does this thing fly?<br />
And a hundred other where's and why's<br />
I really don't know but I try<br />
Thank God for kids.<br />
When I look down in those trusting eyes<br />
That look to me I realize<br />
There's love that I can't buy<br />
Thank God for kids.<br />
<br />
Chorus:<br />
Thank God for kids there's magic for a while<br />
A special kind of sunshine in a smile<br />
Do you ever stop to think or wonder why<br />
The nearest thing to heaven is a child.<br />
<br />
When you get down on your knees tonight<br />
And thank the Lord for His guiding light<br />
And pray they turn out right,<br />
Thank God for kids.<br />
Thank God for kids.<br />
<br />
-Oak Ridge Boys (recently covered by Kenny Chesney