Kids Make Me Laugh...

So in class today, I was sharing the poem/song "Imagine" by John Lennon to help describe how poems use powerful messages and themes. One of my kids asked who John Lennon was, so I said he was a member of The Beatles. Most of my classes knew who The Beatles were, or at least acted like they did. However, one class didn't have a clue. Here's how the conversation went:

"John Lennon was a member of The Beatles" - me
"Who were The Beatles?" - student 1
"The Beatles were a very popular band from Britain during the 1960s." - me
"Oh wait... I think I heard of them at church. The pastor said The Beatles were going to hell."

I couldn't help but laugh a little bit as I had to then tell the students that we would listen to the song.