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BUSINESS, Page 59Business NotesACADEMICSRapping Out A Lesson
In the 1970s a TV cartoon series called Schoolhouse Rock used
catchy tunes to teach children about everything from verbs to the
Constitution. Now teacher Ross Kapstein of Atlanta has given that
idea an '80s twist by writing and recording a rap-song tribute to
the basic theories of economics. Employing a funky beat and styling
the title, RUN G.N.P., after rap stars Run-D.M.C., Kapstein hopes
to help his seventh-graders at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
remember concepts like the law of supply and demand. Sample verse:
"People's tastes change and so do I/ If I want to stay in business,
I'd better comply."
Kapstein, who teaches economics as part of his geography and
history classes, has made a video of his students singing the rap,
and hopes to release RUN G.N.P. as a single for use by other
teachers. Says he: "Most of the students in economics classes are
high school seniors, because they all put it off. Maybe this will
get them interested sooner."