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My Pearl Jam Story....

Caught a bolt of lightningCaught a bolt of lightning Posts: 88
edited January 2010 in The Porch
I am a Grade 5 Teacher at an inner city school in Toronto. (and a huge PJ fan) :D
Recently I thought I would share some of PJ's music with my students, (most of my students would never have heard of them otherwise...very much a hip hop dominated culture in our area). I have taught the Elderly Woman, and Wishlist (I play guitar and they sing). Their response has been increadible, I have heard them singing the songs on the playground and on the basketball court etc. We are going to perform these songs at our upcoming concert in a few months. Recently my students have been participating in a competition to write extra lines to wishlist....these lines (which i was worried about) have been overwhelming...some have been able to keep the same tone as eddie.....It is amazing how their music transcends!!!
I am thinking about posting their extra verse once we vote on it (just for fun)!
Just thought I would share!
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,799
    Good job, pass it on. In my opinion, music transcends all.
  • PNuttyJamPNuttyJam Posts: 837
    Awesome.
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  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    Woo-Hoo!! Awesome story.
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  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    Love to hear of new young people getting into PJ but equally love to hear music being transformed in a way that makes it refreshing to hear. There was a cd by a bunch of school kids called The Langley Schools Music Project doing accapella covers of 60's stuff like Pink Floyd and The Beach Boys which was really quite good. Teachers need to use their freedom to teach each generation about the music that went before them. I constanly hear my kids singing bits of PJ and loads of my other music and it's satisfying that they're being subliminally brainwashed by their dad because I hate when kids only listen to what MTV ram down their throats. I grew up with Led Zep,The Beatles and Deep Purple and I still love it today.
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  • WhyGo77WhyGo77 Posts: 113
    That's awesome - keep it going. Teachers have the the ability to make such an impact in a persons life. Good job.

    I suggest that you teach them Just Breathe...great song
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  • PJ_LukinPJ_Lukin Posts: 2,049
    My 5th grade teacher turned us on to collecting stamps! Nice Work!
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    Glad you could connect in such a meaningful way. Keep up with the good work!!!
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  • arqarq Posts: 8,012
    :wtf:

    What an awesome and beautiful work! :D
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  • FrankieGFrankieG Posts: 9,100
    I wish I had you a a 5th grade teacher! :D
    I didnt start to like Pearl Jam til 7th... haha
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  • SpinTheBlackCircle74SpinTheBlackCircle74 Posts: 1,394
    Awesome

    I wish I was a teacher :)
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  • mckaymckay Posts: 162
    That's awesome! I love hearing stuff like that. I gave my son (6yrs old) a mp3 player for xmas...and loaded it full of tunes that he hears regularly. Its so cool to over hear him singing to himself songs that makes dad proud!
  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    I dig it. Very cool.
  • BALLBOYBALLBOY Posts: 1,029
    Wished my teachers had been so smart to do something that could change a young persons life. Congrats on doing something different & creative.
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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    this is awesome! please post the extra verse. It'd also be real cool to see a video of the concert as well. My wife plays the Vitamin String Quartet of PJ in her 2nd grade classroom. I love it!
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  • asurPRIZEleftasurPRIZEleft Posts: 229
    mckay wrote:
    That's awesome! I love hearing stuff like that. I gave my son (6yrs old) a mp3 player for xmas...and loaded it full of tunes that he hears regularly. Its so cool to over hear him singing to himself songs that makes dad proud!
    my son is 12 and i loaded his ipod, that i got him for christmas, up with all the pearl jam i have and it its awsome hearing him sing. i too am very proud
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  • mikalinamikalina Posts: 7,206
    What a great story, keep up the good work. My daughter just turned 12 and wants to be a teacher when she grows up- I'm so proud of her!
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    awesome,spread the jam!!!
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