Tales From The Classroom - 60 Second Teacher Stories

I always loved this movie because I had the vinyl album as a kid and I would sing those songs with perfect pitch. 'Street Where You Lived' would have the whole apartment building crying. Then when I taught both English and Social Studies and I got burnt out I would toss is the unit that taught about how the Industrial Revolution created a deep class structure in England. A class structure that could be overcome with a little bit of luck, some determination and two genius teachers. There in lies my choice of this movie to make my point. And it had to be one they HAD NEVER SEEN. You would think that Junior High boys would HATE the musical parts but they would get caught humming the tunes when they least expected. Of course when Street Where You Live came on I always sang that song in my best voice. At first the class would always freak a little but then they were waiting for me to mess up or miss a note and I never did. Even at that powerful ending. Many standing ovations have been seen over that years.

I miss those times.