I wonder if I should change these up. I'm in the habit of reposting something on Tuesdays, but the Internet seems to have decided that Thursday is the "throwback day". Which would mean I could post my random questions on Tuesdays. What do you think?
Today's repost came about when I searched through my 8th grade posts. I stumbled across this one which led me to the following which originally appeared on March 30, 2010.
"You're the best sub ever!"
That statement makes me nervous. I wonder what I did wrong. I don't mind the popularity. I do mind that somehow I let the students get away with something that I shouldn't have.
Today I had middle school choir. Their assignment was to work on their "group work". They have divided into small groups, and each group is to perform a song. Most of them picked fairly recent songs.
I spent the day watching them sing along to their songs and work out their choreography. I offered suggestions where I could. Mostly, I watched to make sure that they didn't get out of control (something that middle schoolers are expert at).
6th period was a bit different. One group chose a Beatles song. And the group nearest to me was doing this song from Mulan (yeah!!! I finally got something to embed):
As the group was working out their choreography, they decided that when "dark side of the moon" is sung, they should Moonwalk. They didn't know how, so they asked me if I did. (I didn't live through the '80's for nothing.)
So, I tried to demonstrate while wearing backless shoes (I do not recommend this). I think I explained it better than I did it. They tried. They'll need a little more practice.
After that, they called me the "best sub ever". Apparently, I didn't have much in the way of competition.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
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A sub that moonwalks. That is the best sub ever!
ReplyDeleteI knew the 80's were good for something!
ReplyDeleteFun story.
Mulan is my very favorite Disney movie...thank you for the embed! And yay you! I lived through the 80's but all I can demonstrate is how to get ginormous hair! No moonwalking for me. I did learn the Thriller choreography back in the day!!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't do the big hair thing which was silly considering how thick my hair is. Ah well...
DeleteYou should post a video of you moonwalking!
ReplyDeleteNo. Just no.
DeleteToo cute! I bet they appreciated you were willing to go that extra distance and teach them how to moon walk :)
ReplyDeletebetty
You are the best sub ever. I lived through the 80s and I have no idea how to moonwalk!
ReplyDeleteReally? Didn't they go over it on MTV or something? I never mastered it, but I understood the technique, and I must have learned it somewhere.
DeleteJust that you were willing to demonstrate moonwalking proved to the kids that you took their ideas seriously. Which of course makes you the best sub ever.
ReplyDeleteNice. If that's all it takes to win them over--teaching the moonwalk--I'm totally in. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteHaha. My kind of sub. Let's just say kids learn better from a sub who is willing to have fun as well. I don't know what to say about your question at the very top. Either way you post and on whatever day, I'll be reading.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I think since no one has really seemed to care one way or the other, I'm going to go the way of the internet and switch the schedule.
DeleteI would think that having them sing a song they can choose and then you do a moonwalk is like you actually walked on the moon! I loved the 80's even though I never had big hair
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