How can a video about school testing go viral? When it鈥檚 performed to Bruno Mars鈥� 鈥淯ptown Funk.鈥�
Kelli Hauser aka 鈥淟ady Hauza鈥� is a sixth-grade reading teacher at McMath Middle School in Denton ISD. Her music video about the Texas STAAR test -- "STAAR Test Funk" -- is designed to motivate kids on the exams. But it鈥檚 gotten lots of attention online, too. The video has received more than 390,000 views on YouTube.
Sample the lyrics:
Stop. Wait a minute.
Fill my cup -- put some milk in it.
Go and eat some Shredded Wheat -- a good breakfast is the key.
Kids in Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton ISD.
We show up. We bring a sack lunch. Pack some crackers and Jiffy.
I鈥檓 too smart for exams 鈥�
The STAAR test, we鈥檙e gonna give it to you.
Hauser told 鈥淚 can鈥檛 believe how many people this video has reached. Honestly, I鈥檓 in shock and I鈥檓 so excited about all the positive feedback we are getting.鈥�
STAAR testing takes place this week.
You might recall another North Texas teacher鈥檚 鈥淯ptown Funk鈥� doing well online, too. In Dallas, students at A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School performed in an 鈥淯ptown Funk鈥� video earlier this year. Scores of students danced down the halls, shaking their hips, stepping back and forth.
That video鈥檚 gotten more than 12 million views on YouTube.
