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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a teacher to play a music video where school age kids get intimate...There’re other intentions here.
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Yup, or the teacher is just that stupid.  Either way, it has no place in the classroom. I just watched the first minute or so of the  two first music videos YouTube loaded up for Taylor Swift, and this for sure has no place in elementary school. The documentary on netflix about her has a rating of 13+ on common sense media - that's eight grade.

I am sure all the defensive moms on here will cling to the, "tell us what video it was defense," even though odds are OP probably doesn't remember because she is probably not a Tswizzle fan. [/quote]

Given the age it was probably Love Story or You Belong With Me. Neither show “intimacy.” Nor do most other Taylor videos. You guys are such Puritans. JFC. [/quote]

Yet, you don't have a clue, because well, you don't know. You weren't there. You are just guessing.  Sorry if we don't want our daughters poorly influenced in public school at the elementary age, or sons to get the wrong impression.

Now go back to watching cuties, creating more content for your onlyfans, or donating to planned parenthood. [/quote]

6th graders are technically middle schoolers everywhere else in the US. 6th graders have seen a lot worse. I hate to break it to you but a lot of the classics are not appropriate for 6th graders to read due to intimacy and other issues. You need to get a grip. [/quote]

Except here they are elementary students, but that is completely beside the point. Inappropriate content, and we are using MTV and Disney movies to teach kids about reading. What kind of a clown world are they operating here?  This isn't your rock n roll in the 60s blowoff survey class you took in college, its kids trying to learn how to read effectively, and its failing by every possible measure. This is happening in what is held out as one of the best public school system in the country. Imagine what is happening in places that are worse off. [/quote]

Teacher here. We teach kids to read media as well. Reading is not just about reading books. Kids live in a digital world. We use a variety of sources in English class. If the teacher was showing music videos consistently, you could be upset. But using a music video to teach a concept is not going to hurt your child. Secondly, they are 6th graders. Not 3rd graders. They have a vast knowledge of pop culture and have probably seen worse. As you can clearly see from the many posters, most people think you are overreacting. [/quote]

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