Education is fun!

[seanan_mcguire]

As many of you may or may not be aware, I am a fairly prolific songwriter. And when I say 'prolific', I really mean 'I have released two albums, I'm recording a third right now, and if I had the money, I would be heading straight back into the studio for number four, just to try to get some of my backlog down on CD.'It's been determined that there

Comments

[spectralbovine]

That is AWESOME.

Also, I had no idea the Black Death did not necessarily equal the bubonic plague. I thought that was one of the few constants in my life.

[seanan_mcguire]

Yup. There's some very good evidence that the Black Death did not mean 'the bubonic plague'. I've summarized most of the book's points in the song, but if you're in the mood for some really fascinating medical and epidemiological archeology, I hugely, hugely recommend reading the book.

[scifantasy]

I thought that was one of the few constants in my life.

If you run into either one, your life is not something which will contain constants for much longer...*grin*

[seanan_mcguire]

Hey, now. You can recover from bubonic plague these days...

[kyrielle]

*grins* Yes, yes you do.

Wonder if you can sell the teacher in question a copy or copies of your new CD when it comes out. *grins*

[happyfunpaul]

Oh, I'm a big fan and buy all of her CDs regardless. :-)

- the teacher in question

[seanan_mcguire]

And thus do I adore you.

[kyrielle]

Yay! :)

[archangelbeth]

Education is always better in verse.

Especially catchy (or should that be catching, as in contagious?) verse.

[seanan_mcguire]

If nothing else, it definitely stays with you!

[vixyish]

What age were the students?

[bercilakslady]

I'm not the teacher in question, but I know he used the song with a 9th grade World History class.

[seanan_mcguire]

Win! I corrupt freshmen!

[seanan_mcguire]

The youngest person that can reliably recite the song is four.

MY CORRUPTION STARTS YOUNG.

[naamah_darling]

That is absolutely amazing. I am totally . . . uhh . . . charmed, actually. How cool!

That song delights me.

[seanan_mcguire]

The book is really, really awesome. I mean, there were things I just couldn't find a way to fit into the verse, like all the stuff about using the dovecoats to track the spread of the non-native rats across England. I can't recommend it highly enough.

Poor Kate and Cat had to endure an entire dinner where I just kept giggling madly and breaking out with new Dr. Seuss-style couplets about plague.