Anonymous wrote:Was it a movement break? Did the lyrics have some type of figurative language? My 8th grade teacher played Alanis Morisette “Isn’t it ironic” when we learned about irony and printed the lyrics for us. No music video though but I’m sure your kids have seen teens kiss on tv before...

Maybe do like Taylor Swift says and calm down?!

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Anonymous wrote:WTF is wrong with a Taylor swift video? You don't think your kids have seen teenagers or adults kissing? If they haven't, that's sad.

It’s a READING class, not stupidity class.

Huh, I remember being in some super smart English class in high school and doing a poetry lesson that started with music each day, and then we'd read and talk about the lyrics.

I know nothing about this class and I know nothing about the music video. But in language arts, lyrics are often used to discuss figurative language and/or word choice. Again I know nothing about the specific lesson, but I do know that music is used at times.

With everything I've just said above, as an ES teacher, I try to avoid any videos where teenagers or adults interact in an intimate nature.

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Anonymous wrote:WTF is wrong with a Taylor swift video? You don't think your kids have seen teenagers or adults kissing? If they haven't, that's sad.

It’s a READING class, not stupidity class.

Huh, I remember being in some super smart English class in high school and doing a poetry lesson that started with music each day, and then we'd read and talk about the lyrics.

I know nothing about this class and I know nothing about the music video. But in language arts, lyrics are often used to discuss figurative language and/or word choice. Again I know nothing about the specific lesson, but I do know that music is used at times.

With everything I've just said above, as an ES teacher, I try to avoid any videos where teenagers or adults interact in an intimate nature.

Omg. Teenagers kissing in a Taylor Swift video is NOT that salacious, the kids likely didn’t notice or care! Op is the only one scandalized but she has issues. If the kids were really analyzing lyrics for some literacy purpose as it’s 100% certain they were I doubt they looked at the video images much at all and if they did, again, kissing is not a taboo thing. Lord in heaven, some of uiu just need to homeschool if you think this is a problem. Sounds like OP has time .

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Anonymous wrote:WTF is wrong with a Taylor swift video? You don't think your kids have seen teenagers or adults kissing? If they haven't, that's sad.

It’s a READING class, not stupidity class.

Huh, I remember being in some super smart English class in high school and doing a poetry lesson that started with music each day, and then we'd read and talk about the lyrics.

I know nothing about this class and I know nothing about the music video. But in language arts, lyrics are often used to discuss figurative language and/or word choice. Again I know nothing about the specific lesson, but I do know that music is used at times.

With everything I've just said above, as an ES teacher, I try to avoid any videos where teenagers or adults interact in an intimate nature.

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Anonymous wrote:WTF is wrong with a Taylor swift video? You don't think your kids have seen teenagers or adults kissing? If they haven't, that's sad.

It’s a READING class, not stupidity class.

Huh, I remember being in some super smart English class in high school and doing a poetry lesson that started with music each day, and then we'd read and talk about the lyrics.

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Anonymous wrote:What TS video was this?

Haha OP won’t answer because they know they overreacted.

Yep. 4 pages worth of questions, asking for details, and comments. Nothing from OP.

That’s incorrect. I’ve posted and you didn’t notice. Arguing with immature posters like you is not my goal here. Parents and school officials need to be aware of the poor judgment from certain teachers in charge of READING classes.

Reading teachers often use lyrics, and hearing the spoken words can be part of that. Reading is thinking, by the way. You can't read if you can't think and comprehend. Learning about differing types of writing...hence reading material..is important. Imagery, metaphors, figurative language etc., are often found in lyrics.

Again, the concern here is not the lyrics. It’s the very shallow video that the teacher played during instruction time. There’s an array of enriching material that can be used for reading comprehension and higher thinking skills. Maybe the reading teacher needs more training.

I am a teacher who knows what video you are talking about. It is in the middle-school 6-8 Lucy Calkins. The video is used to teach about motifs and symbolism. The unit also includes short stories and a poem. It is important to connect media and books. Gets the kids to make larger connections with themes.

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Anonymous wrote:What TS video was this?

Haha OP won’t answer because they know they overreacted.

Yep. 4 pages worth of questions, asking for details, and comments. Nothing from OP.

That’s incorrect. I’ve posted and you didn’t notice. Arguing with immature posters like you is not my goal here. Parents and school officials need to be aware of the poor judgment from certain teachers in charge of READING classes.

Reading teachers often use lyrics, and hearing the spoken words can be part of that. Reading is thinking, by the way. You can't read if you can't think and comprehend. Learning about differing types of writing...hence reading material..is important. Imagery, metaphors, figurative language etc., are often found in lyrics.

Again, the concern here is not the lyrics. It’s the very shallow video that the teacher played during instruction time. There’s an array of enriching material that can be used for reading comprehension and higher thinking skills. Maybe the reading teacher needs more training.

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Anonymous wrote:What TS video was this?

Haha OP won’t answer because they know they overreacted.

Yep. 4 pages worth of questions, asking for details, and comments. Nothing from OP.

That’s incorrect. I’ve posted and you didn’t notice. Arguing with immature posters like you is not my goal here. Parents and school officials need to be aware of the poor judgment from certain teachers in charge of READING classes.

Reading teachers often use lyrics, and hearing the spoken words can be part of that. Reading is thinking, by the way. You can't read if you can't think and comprehend. Learning about differing types of writing...hence reading material..is important. Imagery, metaphors, figurative language etc., are often found in lyrics.

Again, the concern here is not the lyrics. It’s the very shallow video that the teacher played during instruction time. There’s an array of enriching material that can be used for reading comprehension and higher thinking skills. Maybe the reading teacher needs more training.

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Anonymous wrote:What TS video was this?

Haha OP won’t answer because they know they overreacted.

Yep. 4 pages worth of questions, asking for details, and comments. Nothing from OP.

That’s incorrect. I’ve posted and you didn’t notice. Arguing with immature posters like you is not my goal here. Parents and school officials need to be aware of the poor judgment from certain teachers in charge of READING classes.

Reading teachers often use lyrics, and hearing the spoken words can be part of that. Reading is thinking, by the way. You can't read if you can't think and comprehend. Learning about differing types of writing...hence reading material..is important. Imagery, metaphors, figurative language etc., are often found in lyrics.