I have a student (or 4) that are obsessed with Michael Jackson. They sing his songs all day, they dance when they get the chance, they write about him during writing time, they check out the few library books we have about him, and much more!
Now let me elaborate: I hear, "Billie Jean is not my lover" throughout the day along with "Beat it, just beat it". Along with these lyrics, I also get to enjoy the classic Michael Jackson dance moves that aren't always appropriate for 4th graders. I understand the lyrics aren't either, but I'm not sure that 99% of the kids even understand them. I am pretty sure they just like singing the songs. Now here's the best part. One of these kids that has an obsession with the King of Pop is a pretty good imitator. He knows the dance moves, he knows the songs, and he has a silver glove. He's so much like a junior Michael Jackson, that the kids would spend their recess pretending he was the man himself. One of his friends was his manager who would schedule his place on the playground by minute. Another friend was his publicist who would try to find more kids who wanted him to dance for them. And the rest of his friends acted as body guards and felt they had to encircle him everywhere he went. At one point, they even had fake money they carried around and charged for people to talk to him. It was funny...until he was so wealthy that it was raining money on the playground. At that point, I was the rich one after I confiscated all the fake dinero!
One final question...Did these kids even know who Michael Jackson was before he died?
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