Shades of Jim

I loved Schoolhouse Rock when I was a kid and I learned a lot from it, so now I have bought the DVD for my own kids. However, there is a significant difference between their experience and my own -- repetition.

Schoolhouse Rock aired only during Saturday morning cartoons and they played only one song at a time, in between the different shows. So you had to be on the right channel and still watching after the show ended.

My kids, on the other hand, can watch it any time they want, over and over, ad infinitum. And the DVD comes with a lyrics sheet.

The Multiplication Rock songs help kids learn their times tables. Mark was going over 3's song with Caroline to see if she had it memorized. He's singing "3x9 is 27, 3x8 is 24, 3x7 is...." and he looks at Caroline for the answer. Before she can open her mouth, Colin pipes up "21!"

Perhaps being a TV addict is paying off after all.

(And yes, Jimmy learned his times tables before I did. Show off.)