There is an interesting article in USA Today about an elementary school teacher who helps kids learn lyrics. Because it’s an election year, the teacher Linda White is educating kids through lyrics about suffrage and voting.

In fact, she composed the suffrage songs herself, so there’s no confusion about where or not she is indeed teaching the kids the words to “Suffragette City” by David Bowie. But, the Falls Church, Virginia teacher goes far beyond election year antics and actually teaches children through opera, musicals and other ensemble performances.

The lyrics that White teaches are grade specific and help the kids with their current academic curriculums. Even parents three decades after attending class with White can still remember the words to some of her musicals.

So, it’s easy to see that this is no wham bam thank you ma’am approach to education, but rather learning that will last a lifetime. And, that’s quite poetic now, isn’t it?

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