3 Good Songs to Promote Discussions in the Classroom

Sep 2

To commemorate this Thanksgiving weekend. I thought it would be appropriate to send this beautiful music video out to the world called Lovely to Me (Immigrant Mother) by New York based artist Taiyo Na from his debut album Love is Growth.

Very Touching!!! This song could spark a discussion about immigration, gratitutde & family relationships.
This song "Lovely to Me (Immigrant Mother)" is written and performed by Taiyo Na, a talented artist and teacher who graduated from the Teaching Residents at Teachers College (TR@TC).

There are a few mistakes... but I think it will be alright. This lyrics video doesn't have perfect timing... but it is close enough. I have been working on it for a few hours. I hope people will enjoy!

Sampling Beethoven's Fur Elise, "I Can" by Nas is an inspirational anthem for encouraging focus, determination and individual expression.

Lauryn Hill's official music video for 'Doo Wop (That Thing)'. Click to listen to Lauryn Hill on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/LaurynHSpotify?IQid=LaurynHDW As featured on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

In Lauryn Hill's Doo Wop (That Thing), we see a split screen of life in the sixties and today. Discuss the differences with your students.

In the catchy song, Lauryn Hill advises all people to avoid doing "that thing," what society is pressuring you to do. What we embrace and avoid should be generated from ourselves and not from allegiance to outside forces.

Elaine Perlman

Elaine is aiming to pass two federal laws in the United States, the End Kidney Deaths Act and the Honor Our Living Donors Act. Elaine is the Executive Director of Waitlist Zero, an advocacy group that seeks to end the kidney shortage and provide kidneys to the 90,000 people who are waiting for their lives to be saved in the United States. Both Elaine and her son Abie gave their kidneys to strangers. Elaine founded the groups NYC One Kidney Club, Kidneys 4 Strangers, and Vegan Kidney Donors. She leads the Global One Kidney Club meetings and the Ask Me Anything meetings for the National Kidney Donation Organization. She is also on their Mentoring Team. Elaine cohosted an National Kidney Foundation workshop about the benefits of plant based eating to promote kidney health in addition to a cooking demonstration. Elaine has been a mentor for Plant Powered Metro New York during nine Jumpstarts that help people make the transition to plant based eating.

From 2016-2022, Elaine was a Professor and Program Director for the Peace Corps Fellows Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. For 30 years, she has been a teacher of nearly every subject for all grades from 2-11, in addition to 7 years of teaching children under the age of five. Elaine was a public school specialist teaching children in grades 2-5 about eating healthy foods in the South Bronx, Crown Heights, and Harlem through the Coalition for Healthy School Food. Elaine has painted eleven school murals. She completed the Columbia University course "Food and Nutrition For All," the Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate course from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell and the Main Street Vegan Coaching Certificate course.

http://elaineperlman.com/

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