WHEN
WHEN SHE
WHEN SHE TOLD ME HOW TO WALK THIS WAY. SHE TOLD ME TO WALK
THIS WAY. THAT'S NOT HOW RUN DMC
SUNG IT OR YOU OR HAIR SMITH,
BUT IT WAS CLOSE JOB. ALL RIGHT.
HIP HOP LEGEND DARRYL MCDANIELS
HAVE RUN DMC IS IN WEST HAVEN
MARCY JONES JOINS US LIVE AT THE
BELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL TO TALK
ABOUT THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE HE
HAS FOR STUDENTS THERE. HEY,
MARCE! HI THERE. YES, YOU GUYS,
I'M ALL PUMPED UP. I MEAN, IT
WAS THE BEST INTRO EVER. IT
WASN'T FOR ME. EVERYBODY WAS
CLAPPING AND THEY WERE PLAYING
RUN DMC. OKAY, I WAS LIKE, OH,
MY GOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
ALL OF THIS, AND THEY'RE LIKE,
NO, NO, NO, THIS IS ALL FOR
DARRYL. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT
THERESA OVER HERE REALLY QUICK
BEFORE WE TALK TO OUR NEW FRIEND
JEN TERESA. SHOW US THIS
FABULOUS SWEATSHIRT THAT YOU
HAVE ON ARE YOU A BIG RUN DMC
FAN GOING BACK WHEN I WAS
GROWING UP YET, BUT THAT WAS
ONLY LIKE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
RIGHT, HONEY, YOU KNOW, WELL,
COUPLE COUPLE IN A COUPLE I LOVE
IT. THIS IS SO CUTE. HOW EXCITED
ARE YOU TO HAVE HIM HERE TODAY?
IT'S VERY EXCITING TO END UP
HAVING THEM HERE AND EVERYTHING.
AND HOPEFULLY THAT THE STUDENTS
WILL END UP LEARNING A LITTLE
BIT OF WHAT HE'S DISCUSSING.
EXACTLY SO DOWN TO EARTH. THANK
YOU SO MUCH LOOKING AT YOU WANT
ONE OF THOSE? I'M HERE WITH MY
NEW FRIEND. THIS IS JEN LYNCH IN
EIGHTH GRADE TEACHER. HOW YOU
DOING? YOU EXCITED? YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN JUST FEEL THE ENERGY
WHEN HE WALKED IN THERE AT THE
STUDENTS HAD ALL OF THESE LITTLE
SURPRISES FOR HIM. THEY GAVE HIM
GIFTS. THEY ASKED HIM. THE
AMAZON, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE LIKE,
GET ME THIS IDEA NOW. OKAY SO
WE'VE GOT THIS WALL OF SHOES. I
DID A LITTLE PREVIEW ON THIS
EARLIER IN MY TEAS AND TELL US
ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT. I THINK
THIS IS SO COOL. YEAH BECAUSE I
MEAN, LET'S FACE IT. A LOT OF
THESE GUYS MIGHT NOT KNOW. RUN
DMC THEM T SHIRTS IN THE STORES,
BUT THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW THE
IMPACT NOW EXACTLY THE IMPACT
THAT THEY HAD ON HIP HOP AND
RAP. SO IN ORDER TO KIND OF GET
THEIR MINDS READY FOR IT. WE DID
A LOT OF JUST LIKE BUILDING
BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE OF WHO THEY
WERE FOR THE RAP GAME AND ALL OF
THAT, AND WENT OVER THE SONG, MY
ADIDAS. OKAY SO WE HAD THEM
DECORATE. UM, THESE LITTLE
HANDOUTS HERE AND JUST KIND OF
MAKE LITTLE HAIKU POEMS, JUST
TALKING ABOUT THEIR SHOES AND
WHAT THEY REPRESENT FOR THEM
THEMSELVES AS A PERSON AND THE
JOURNEY OR SHE WAS TAKE WITH YOU
EACH AND EVERY DAY WHETHER YOU
KNOW THE KIND OF PERSONIFY THEM
AS A HUMAN BEING, AND THEY'RE
ALONG FOR THE JOURNEY OF YOU ARE
WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
ABSOLUTELY NO AS AN EIGHTH GRADE
TEACHER HERE, I'M SURE YOU ONCE
YOU THINK YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL
YOU HEAR EVEN MORE WERE YOU
SURPRISED AT SOME OF THE STORIES
AND SOME OF THE FEELINGS AND
THOUGHTS THAT THEY PUT DOWN ON
THESE PIECES OF PAPER?
ABSOLUTELY ANY TIME THAT THEY
COULD DO SOMETHING CREATIVE.
THEY ALWAYS JUST EXCEL AND
BEHAVIOR. EXPECTATIONS THAT WE
HAVE SET FOR THEM SO SOMETHING
YOU KNOW, SNEAKERS. THEY'RE
OBSESSED WITH THEY LOVE SNEAKERS
THERE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY A BIT
OF FASHION FOR THEM, BUT THEN
THEY TELL THEIR STORY. THEY
REFLECT THEIR MOOD. SO CHOOSE
SNEAKERS. SOME OF THEM CHOSE
CROCS THERE BUGS OR COZY FOR
THEM. YEAH WHATEVER VIBE THEY
WANTED TO KIND OF TAKE WITH IT,
BUT THEY DID A GREAT JOB. REALLY
DID THEY ABSOLUTELY DID. AND
DARRYL, YOU KNOW, HE JUST CAME
IN WHEN I SAW HIM ROLL UP IN HIS
CAR, ALL OF THEIR LITTLE FACES
PRESSED AGAINST THE GLASS.
THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER THIS
FOREVER SO IMPACTFUL, AND I
THINK WHAT IS SO COOL IS THAT HE
IS SO SUCCESSFUL. HE IS SO
INFLUENTIAL, BUT HE USES HIS
PLATFORM TO REALLY EXPRESS HIS
THOUGHTS, HIS EMOTIONS, HIS
FEELINGS AND, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK
AT A GROUP LIKE RUN DMC, AND
YOU'RE LIKE, OH, THEY COULD DO
ANYTHING THERE SO TOUGH AND
THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH SO
MUCH, BUT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY MEN EXPRESS THEIR
FEELINGS. AND IN HIS BOOK THAT
HE RELEASED A YEAR AGO. DARRYL'S
DREAMS YOU DON'T YOU KIND OF GO
THROUGH THIS JOURNEY WITH HIM,
AND IT'S WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS
IMPACT IS LIKE FOR SOMEBODY
WHO'S YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT
YOUNGER, MAYBE A LITTLE NOT
FEELING SO GREAT ABOUT
THEMSELVES. AND THEY HAVE
SOMEBODY LIKEDARRYL MCDANIELS.
COME AND SAY, HEY, YOU'RE
PERFECT THE WAY YOU ARE.
ABSOLUTELY THIS IS A MEMORY
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE FOREVER
AND WE ACTUALLY READ THE PICURE
BOOK. LAST LAST WEEK. LITTLE
KINDERGARTEN MOMENT I HAD THEM
ALL SIT ON THE FLOOR AND THEY
LOVED IT AND SEE, YOU KNOW, EVEN
THE ILLUSTRATIONS THAT GO ALONG
WITH THE BOOK SO CUTE, SO
APPROPRIATE AND JUST KIND OF
TOUCH ON WHAT WE TALKED TO THEM
ABOUT ALL THE TIME. JUST THE
IDEA OF STAYING TRUE TO ONESELF,
TREATING OTHERS THE WAY THAT YOU
WANT TO BE TREATED. OF COURSE,
THOSE ARE JUST UNIVERSAL THEMES
THAT ARE KIND OF EXPRESSING
EVERYTHING WE EVEN READ AND
TACKLE TOGETHER SO THAT IN THIS
DAY AND AGE, IT IS TOUGHER
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE SOCIAL
MEDIA. YOU HAVE CYBER GOING,
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS
COMING AT THEM. TALK INSTAGRAM.
YOU KNOW WHATEVER APPS THEY'RE
ON AND TRYING TO KEEP UP AND AS
AN EDUCATOR, WHAT IS YOUR BEST
PIECE OF ADVICE FOR ANY
GUARDIAN? ANY PARENT WHO'S WHO'S
A LITTLE WORRIED? WHAT WHAT
ADVICE COULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE IN
THAT SITUATION? SOCIAL MEDIA?
YEAH I WOULD TAKE THE PHONE AWAY
BY NINE PM NUMBER ONE. UM BUT
NOW, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST
HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT CAN BE
CRUEL AND THEY LIKE HIDE BEHIND
THEIR PHONES, AND THEY DON'T SAY
THESE THINGS TO ONE. ANOTHER
SPACES WERE REALLY GOOD AT DOING
RESTORATIVE CIRCLES. IF THERE'S
KIDS WITH ISSUES THAT HAVE
ISSUES ON ANOTHER AND TALKING
ABOUT IT BEHIND A PHONE, RIGHT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS LOVELY
AS WELL. THIS IS SUCH A FUN DAY,
GUYS. I WISH I COULD STAY
FOREVER. I AM ENROLLING NOW.
BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. OKAY. I'M