Uploaded June 2011 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
The point that I may or may not have actually made with this video is that the changes that need to be made to the education system in America are clear, simple, and obvious to good teachers. Change may be difficult, but that difficulty is not a good reason to maintain the status quo and allow our children to continue suffering through dismal classes, learning next to nothing. That may sound melodramatic, but it's also somewhat realistic given the statistics — especially for English language learners.
LAUSD Dropout Rate Statistics - http://dft.ba/-tU0
I hope to be part of the change I want to see in the system (lolol cliché time) by adopting sound teaching methodology and utilizing practices that have been proven to be effective in the classroom. Though I don't have a classroom yet, I hope to do this on my channel as well.
Next week's videos will be more teaching-oriented, rather than sort of ranty drama and/or parody and example-based entertainment/education... things... like this week. Stay tuned.
Music: Elephant by fecklessLoops
fecklessloops.bandcamp.com/track/elephant ← buy it here for cheap!
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The point that I may or may not have actually made with this video is that the changes that need to be made to the education system in America are clear, simple, and obvious to good teachers. Change may be difficult, but that difficulty is not a good reason to maintain the status quo and allow our children to continue suffering through dismal classes, learning next to nothing. That may sound melodramatic, but it's also somewhat realistic given the statistics — especially for English language learners.
LAUSD Dropout Rate Statistics - http://dft.ba/-tU0
I hope to be part of the change I want to see in the system (lolol cliché time) by adopting sound teaching methodology and utilizing practices that have been proven to be effective in the classroom. Though I don't have a classroom yet, I hope to do this on my channel as well.
Next week's videos will be more teaching-oriented, rather than sort of ranty drama and/or parody and example-based entertainment/education... things... like this week. Stay tuned.
Music: Elephant by fecklessLoops
fecklessloops.bandcamp.com/track/elephant ← buy it here for cheap!
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Twitter: twitter.com/fecklessman
Daily Blog: fecklessman.blogspot.com
Personal Channel: youtube.com/buelification






![To: Christin Joy Newman [MV]
A Valentines Day gift for my loving wife.
Some of the notes are off, the guitar playing isnt the best, but the words and feeling are 100% authentic and heartfelt. This is a song for my wife and my Jesus. The video is random footage of our family and some friends as well.
I miss you, Christin. Ill see you very soon.
P.S. Sorry about the first shot, it didnt come out quite how I wanted it to and it kind of makes me dizzy... but I didnt really want to spend another couple hours re-rendering, so it is what it is. ;-D
And for those who may be wondering, Christin is not endorsing marijuana in the second shot! Go me for picking a video clip that requires audio to understand, but thats what happens when you cut a video together in 10 minutes without previewing it!
Music: This Life (With You) by The Perfect Place
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![Harry Potter and the Fat Wizard Conspiracy
↓↓↓ CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE FULL VERSION OF THE SONG ↓↓↓
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Sorry for the caps and multiple pastes, but a lot of people dont read the doobly-doo, and Im really proud of the full version of this song. I want everyone to get a chance to hear it!
Edit: Both full-band and acoustic versions are now available for purchase. You can get them both for $1 (or more, if youre feeling generous) by purchasing the album.
I came up with this song concept when I was thinking about how few of the characters in Harry Potter were overweight. Im a very lazy person, so Id imagine that being a wizard would make me unbelievably fat (well, fatter than I already am). As a note of clarification, there was a bit of lexical ambiguity in one of the lines of the song. When I say house-elf-pies, I am referring to pies that are baked by house elves, not pies that are made of house elves. Thats just gross.
If you want to help me out and tweet this link or share it elsewhere, here is a handy little shortened URL: http://dft.ba/-fwc
Song Lyrics:
Perhaps you could call me lazy
Or just a tad naive
But you wouldnt see me walkin around
If I could drift along inside a pensieve
I cant be the only one out there
And I dont mean to assume
But I wouldnt be hittin the elliptical
If I could fly around on a broom
Cause if I were a wizard, Id be fat as hell
You dont need muscle when youre casting a spell
And if I were a wizard, id be overweight
Cause who needs to walk around when you can apparate?
You might say playin Quidditch
Is physical, thats true
But thats like one percent of all wizardkind
That argument just wont do
I think that im convinced now
Of a vast conspiracy
Theyre hiding witch and wizard fatties in Azkaban
And that dont sit well with me
[Chorus]
How are all these kids so fit?
Stuffing faces with House-Elf-pies?
Flying high on a hippogryph
Is not exactly exercise
You may think that physical discipline
Is part of magic folks m.o.
But honestly, I wouldnt lift a finger
Id just yell, Accio!
Cause if i were a wizard, Id be fat as hell
You dont need muscle when youre casting a spell
And if I were a wizard Id be quite obese
Crabbe and Goyle aint got nothin on me!
Yeah, if i were a wizard, Id be fat as hell
You dont need muscle when youre casting a spell
And if I were a wizard, Id be overweight
Cause who needs to walk around when you can apparate?
Music: Fat Wizard Conspiracy by The Perfect Place
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