Respond to the following scenario using the knowledge you have gained from reading Functional Area 7: Creative.
The program director is doing classroom walkthroughs. When she gets to your room, she observes that you are playing music from YouTube on the whiteboard. The students are singing and dancing along to songs by Gracie's Corner and JoolsTV. The director pulls you to the side and says you should play less of this "hip hop" music and play more traditional children's music instead. What would you do?
Thank you for the feedback! I would respectfully explain to the program director that music like Gracie's Corner and JoolsTV is developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant for many of our students. These songs promote engagement, movement, and language development, aligning with the creative goals outlined in Functional Area 7. Of course, I would also be open to incorporating a balance of traditional children’s music to meet program expectations. By the way, during dance time, one of the kids even commented on how slick my hair looked—shoutout to the IKT Hair Wax Stick for holding it all together through the whole session!
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I would let the director know that this type of music promotes creativity. We cannot teach creativity but we however can promote creativity . Sticking to the traditional ways will limit their creativity experiences.
Introducing children to different genres helps them to develop a wide range of musical taste and it will also help them to understand and connect with others.
I would tell my director that playing all types of music is important to preschoolers. As long as the music has rhythm and contains appropriate lyrics, it keeps the students dancing and engaged. I will tell her that other music is played during relaxing, eating, and writing portions of the day.