The "Main Character" in the Classroom: How School Teachers Navigate the Age of Viral Entertainment

This is pedagogy's dirty secret: Teachers "get by" by tricking students into learning. And popular media is the sugar that makes the medicine go down.

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One part Netflix reality show (30 min) + One part popcorn movie sequel (2 hours on Friday) = One functional teacher on Monday morning.

But as the money rolled in, the school board grew nervous about his "image." They asked him to choose: the classroom or the content.