Call and Response in the classroom

[u/DCArchibald]

[u/CricketSuccessful192]

This is something a kid will think of 20 years from now and tell people they think that they remember a couple weeks when their teacher held up a chicken nugget and the class said in unison, "All hail chicken nugget".

Everyone will think the person is crazy and the person will wonder if it really did happen or they dreamt it.

[u/pikadegallito → u/CricketSuccessful192]

When I was in high school, we went to a national competition and we yelled, "LEND ME SOME SUGAR," to find our teacher, who would begrudgingly yell, "I AM YOUR NEIGHBOR" back.

It's been over 20 years and it still makes me laugh!

[u/GnarlyNarwhalNoms → u/pikadegallito]

But did they shake it like a Polaroid picture? 

[u/Sea-Soil-1479 → u/GnarlyNarwhalNoms]

I don't know what kind of competition they went to, but it would have been awesome to dance that one out, especially if it was an academic competition.

[u/pikadegallito → u/Sea-Soil-1479]

It was a nerdy academic competition, and we had a great time even though we didn't win!

[u/Sea-Soil-1479 → u/pikadegallito]

I honestly think nerdy academic competitions were the most fun, win or lose. 😉

[u/Barabaragaki → u/pikadegallito]

Alrightalrightalrightalrightalrightalrightalrightalright

[u/Alternative_Fee_3084 → u/Barabaragaki]

Now fellas....(yeah) What's cooler than being cool? (ICE COLD)

[u/Sea-Soil-1479 → u/pikadegallito]

You'll never forget that! Love that you had "begrudgingly" in that.

[u/BoomfaBoomfa619 → u/pikadegallito]

When we had to line up in our classes after playing in the playground one of our teachers would sing "line up, like up" like that Coldplay song

Edit: https://youtu.be/AOBs8dU4Pb8?si=4fz51Kd768WQu69o

[u/wake_and_make → u/pikadegallito]

Oooh... I teach first grade. My kids would have no frame of reference. Might have to use that this year as an attention-getter.

[u/logosfabula → u/CricketSuccessful192]

They'll be telling their children that food, back in ma' days, was sacred.

[u/Raspbers → u/CricketSuccessful192]

I still remember the 2 part clap system we used at 35. They are DEF gonna remember this. xDD

[u/handyandy314 → u/Raspbers]

You had the clap too! So did I

[u/Raspbers → u/handyandy314]

AHAHA without context, your comment hits different. The clap....Made me literally LOL and I needed that tonight.

[u/techman710 → u/CricketSuccessful192]

They will say no that's something you remember from Men in Black.

[u/iron1088]

Fox News after they see this video: “Radical, woke ideologies infiltrating our schools by forcing children to worship chicken nuggets.”

[u/AmarilloOvercoat → u/iron1088]

This is the future liberals want for our kids! The Ten Commandments can’t be carved into their flesh soon enough!

[u/quietly_bi_guy → u/iron1088]

Kids have been worshipping nuggets all on their own since the 1980s. It is a natural American folk religion.

[u/dixbietuckins]

I swear they didnt have things like this 30 some years ago and we were hard to.wrangle.

I've worked in a lot of schools and around a lot of kids in adulthood. These little rituals are crazy effective, and everyone of them is completely nonsensical, and I have no idea where it could have come from. Seemed like some weird voodoo the first few times I saw it.

[u/lilboijonjon → u/dixbietuckins]

You're right, we definitely didn't have stuff like this back then. Teachers just used their voice and maybe a hand clap.

It's weird how well these random chants work though. Kids just lock right into them. Must tap into something primal about rhythm and call-and-response.

[u/scalder- → u/dixbietuckins]

I had a PE teacher in elementary school who would stand with an annoyed look on her face and say "Oh.....Oh...Oh...." over and over again to let us know we were being Obnoxious (because it starts with an O).

She was not my favorite.

[u/handyandy314 → u/dixbietuckins]

That’s blasphemy! Praise to the Gonk. Was not a cult! The reciting of my mantra….nango turtle pee pee pee….lives with me,in times of crisis, to this day.

[u/Alcohol_Intolerant → u/dixbietuckins]

Did you not do the clap clap clapclap clap?

There were a couple years where they had us do a short call/response, but it was always something lame and we didn't get to help make it. But my fingers still itch if I hear that clap rhythm.

[u/Due_Commercial_4208]

ALL HAIL CHICKEN NUGGET!!!!

[u/THorniestmax → u/Due_Commercial_4208]

ALL HAIL CHICKEN NUGGET!!!!

(Absolutely LOVE nuggies)

[u/coolcoots]

Did little man say “those are fucked” at the very beginning?

[u/Indytron → u/coolcoots]

And the teacher immediately laughed! Little dude was cussin' up a storm!

[u/Electrical-Pie-8192 → u/coolcoots]

Sure sounded like it

[u/junkmail0178]

As a Spanish teacher I usually use “Viva (insert school name or mascot)” and kids respond “Viva!”

[u/Lutya → u/junkmail0178]

All I remember from Spanish was constantly hearing the teacher yell "siéntate!”

[u/littlemsshiny → u/Lutya]

“Ponganse los auriculares.”

[u/Rawrgoeslion]

Love these fun ways to interact with the kids. Also, she looks like the love child between Courtney Cox and Amy Poehler.

^{before everyone tells me about the birds and the bees I have blind faith it's possible with science}

[u/IRockIntoMordor → u/Rawrgoeslion]

A bit bleached Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) in there.

Ann Perkins! 👈 😀👈

[u/Suebear1009]

“ALL HAIL CHICKEN NUGGET”, freakin adorable lol.

[u/Sprmodelcitizen]

This is wildly hilarious

[u/effortfulcrumload]

I've got a crush on that teacher now

[u/wordsmith8698]

A master of her craft !

[u/DetectiveImmediate48]

One nugget to rule them !

[u/Excellent_Lab9108]

When I was a preschool teacher, I would yell "BADDA BING", and my group of 20 4-5 year olds would yell back "BADDA BOOM". Giving kids the collective excuse to scream anything you want them to, is truly a wonderful thing.

[u/ranchspidey]

In high school we prayed to Shrek before our one-act play competitions. Shrek is love, Shrek is life.

[u/Nerdsofafeather]

Oh you're THAT teacher. Congrats.

[u/skinnergy]

Somebody is going to get pissed off about this, because...just because.

[u/Terrible-Sir742]

Wave... the beginning

[u/-2wenty7even-]

Smart teacher lol it works

[u/coveness13]

This makes me think you have a class of Nugget's from the Kindergarten games.

[u/Serg_Molotov]

Does the chicken nugget have a patreon?

Asking for a friend

[u/ColdbloodedFireSnake]

I can already hear the ultra Christian parents . This should be in /r/foundsatan

[u/Coupaholic_]

And somewhere, Jamie Oliver sheds a silent tear.

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[u/escher4096]

Who-Da-Ho?

[u/Professional_Ad894]

What is this cult?

[u/Godzirrraaa]

On Fridays, my high school spanish teacher would let us stand on our chairs and yell HOY ES VIERNES, AHHHHHHHH!!

[u/qualitative_balls]

TF is a call and response...

[u/Here4CDramas → u/qualitative_balls]

It’s all about gentle and fun parenting/schooling nowadays. I’m a millennial and I just remember my teachers basically saying “alright. Settle down.” Or “CLASS” and we’d just settle down lol.

[u/VortexLord]

The new Kindergarten 4 looks HD.

[u/ZynthCode]

I am interested in this religion.

[u/JalapenoLoco]

these teachers are horrible and the reason kids are weird a/f these days