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Should be required watching for entry to adulthood.

john_the_writer 2y ago
My 15year old can quote it. Their teacher said something the other day, and she replied from the movie. They both laughed, but the rest of the class (apparently) all looked confused. I was very proud. Same thing happened with a FleetwoodMac song. Different teacher.
- AStonesThrow 2y ago
  A few years ago, a teacher friend accompanied me to Phoenix Comicon where there was a panel discussion on “Using Pop Culture In The Classroom”. Driving home, I confided to her that I may have been the only Republican in the room. Then a few weeks later, I mentioned the panel to another friend from the same church. He was in his mid-20s, and an educator in independent Catholic and charter [liberal arts] schools. He told me that teachers there were expressly forbidden from introducing pop culture references. I mean, it seems nice for a student to share an in-joke with teacher, but is that an inclusive environment and a safe space? It is never an error to adhere to the curriculum and thus ensure that your class materials engage all the students with cultural and moral sensitivity.
bambax 2y ago
I first saw it in school, at 15 (a looong time ago). Could not believe my eyes. Could not believe one was allowed to even do that. The incredible freedom of it all, starting with the title sequence, and the incredible irreverence, crazyness. I think it's fair to say it changed me as a person. I never took anything too seriously after that.
readthenotes1 2y ago
One company I worked for, we used to joke that we should get rid of all the software questions and ask what the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is.
- nickpeterson 2y ago
  That would be a terrible interview question, because it doesn’t clarify whether you mean an African or European swallow.
  - spc476 2y ago
    But then the interviewer will be launched into the Pit of Eternal Peril.
  - ycombinatrix 2y ago
    That's part of the appeal, the candidate needs to answer with a range or ask a clarifying question that uno reverses the interview
- HaZeust 2y ago
  It's the question that Screaming Bee used for gauging your voice profile for the MorphVOX voice changer!

My 15year old can quote it. Their teacher said something the other day, and she replied from the movie. They both laughed, but the rest of the class (apparently) all looked confused. I was very proud. Same thing happened with a FleetwoodMac song. Different teacher.

AStonesThrow 2y ago
A few years ago, a teacher friend accompanied me to Phoenix Comicon where there was a panel discussion on “Using Pop Culture In The Classroom”. Driving home, I confided to her that I may have been the only Republican in the room. Then a few weeks later, I mentioned the panel to another friend from the same church. He was in his mid-20s, and an educator in independent Catholic and charter [liberal arts] schools. He told me that teachers there were expressly forbidden from introducing pop culture references. I mean, it seems nice for a student to share an in-joke with teacher, but is that an inclusive environment and a safe space? It is never an error to adhere to the curriculum and thus ensure that your class materials engage all the students with cultural and moral sensitivity.

bambax 2y ago

I first saw it in school, at 15 (a looong time ago). Could not believe my eyes. Could not believe one was allowed to even do that. The incredible freedom of it all, starting with the title sequence, and the incredible irreverence, crazyness. I think it's fair to say it changed me as a person. I never took anything too seriously after that.

readthenotes1 2y ago

One company I worked for, we used to joke that we should get rid of all the software questions and ask what the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is.

nickpeterson 2y ago
That would be a terrible interview question, because it doesn’t clarify whether you mean an African or European swallow.
- spc476 2y ago
  But then the interviewer will be launched into the Pit of Eternal Peril.
- ycombinatrix 2y ago
  That's part of the appeal, the candidate needs to answer with a range or ask a clarifying question that uno reverses the interview
HaZeust 2y ago
It's the question that Screaming Bee used for gauging your voice profile for the MorphVOX voice changer!