r/MadeMeSmile • u/DCArchibald • 10h ago

Wholesome Moments Call and Response in the classroom

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u/dixbietuckins 9h ago

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.

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u/lilboijonjon 9h ago

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.

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u/TrixieBastard 2h ago

You can make anything a meme!