A 5th grader told me my classroom playlist was 'giving 2010 vibes' and now I let students pick the music on Fridays

I used to just play the same indie rock station I've had since college, but after that kid called it out I switched to letting each class submit one song for the week. Has anyone else had to completely surrender their music taste to a bunch of 11 year olds?

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briancarter26d ago

My 4th graders last year voted and now we do "Throwback Thursdays" where they pick songs from when they were babies like 2018-2020 lmao. I had to set a hard rule though no mumble rap or songs with explicit lyrics because one kid tried to submit something with the f-bomb. Also make a group playlist on Spotify so they can add throughout the week and you can review before Friday hits. Saved me from hearing that one Minecraft parody song on repeat.

tara_jones9426d agoTop Commenter

The Spotify playlist idea is genius because it keeps you in control but still lets them feel ownership. I'd add a rule about no songs over 4 minutes too, otherwise you end up with some 7 minute epic that kills the vibe for the rest of the day. Also, having a "no repeats for 4 weeks" rule stops that one kid from submitting the same song every single Thursday. Do you let them vote on the order or do you just shuffle it?