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Merlette said what means the most to her is how fellow educators are turning the idea into \"a movement.\"

\"The thing that brings me to tears is that fellow classroom teachers have been sending me their versions of 'Old Town Road,' but they have tailored it to their classrooms,\" she said. \"It's really a movement.\"

\"It's really keeping learning engaging in schools,\" she added.

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PHOTO: Alabama elementary school teacher Jasmine Merlette created a remix of Lil Nas X's hit "Old Town Road" to help with her students' test-taking anxiety.
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Merlette added that she hopes the video continues to inspire other educators from across the country to be creative in how they teach.

\"We don't all learn the same and that's what it's about. So it's like, hey my kids like this song, let's use it,\" she said. \"Or we’re going over words, let’s have a rap battle, whatever it takes.\"

\"Keep pouring into the leaders of tomorrow,\" Merlette added. \"That's what we do it for.\"

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