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WATCH: Student-teacher welcomes 4th-grade class with viral rap song, video
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Aug 24, 2016A Chicago area student-teacher's creative way of welcoming his class back to school has gone viral.
According to WMAQ, Dwayne Reed, a student-teacher at Jane Stenson Elementary School in Skokie, Illinois, joined forces with his friend, filmmaker Ty Gotham, and producer Stevo Thompson to record a rap song and make a music video for his fourth-graders.
"I wanted a cool way to introduce myself to the students and the parents I was gonna have," Reed told WMAQ.
According to the YouTube description, "the song and video emphasize the reality that hard work is a must, but that school and learning can certainly be fun!"
The video, uploaded Saturday, has been viewed more than 161,000 times.
