Posted on 04/04/2023 4:50:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The annual “Rod Serling Celebration” was held for more than 100 fifth graders Tuesday morning in the Binghamton City School District.
The students were able to witness a mock performance of a Twilight Zone, the famous series founded by Serling, at Binghamton High School today.
Before the presentation, kids were familiarized with the show from their class, emphasizing that each episode has its own life lesson.
“I like the eye of the beholder,” said 5th grader Diggston Davis. “I like that because it’s not about the beauty on the outside it’s about the beauty on the inside.”
Students also got to hear from Serling’s daughter today, who is impressed that the young generation is remembering her father’s legacy fondly.
“These kids in fifth grade really get this,” said Anne Serling, daughter of Rod. “It’s pretty stunning I think, and he would just be so honored and that it’s here decades after he walked across this stage is pretty phenomenal.”
Kids also had the opportunity to share their own pre-recorded stories similar to the Twilight Zone, incorporating the lessons they learned from the episodes into their own words.
Serling, a Binghamton native and Binghamton High School attendee, adored the Southern Tier community, and taught screenwriting classes at Ithaca College from 1967-1975.
Ping
Whatever happened to reading, writing, and arithmetic?
It’s like the twilight zone, the way Donald Trump went to trial, all the while Hitlery KKKlinton is walking scot free!
I think this is the school Rod Sterling went to.
If the teacher needs a break, and must show the kids a film, why not show them something educational like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vs5anM_LVU
Yes. Binghamton loves Rod Sterling. My wife is from there and she always points out that that's where Rod Sterling is from.
I remember well the “Eye of the Beholder” episode. It featured a standout appearance by the actress Donna Douglas, before we came to know her as Ellie May Clampett.
At least its not Drad queen deviant hour.
For those who don’t know, this town is in NY.
And hopefully they weren’t learning critical racist “theory”.
Wasn’t that the town where Rod Serling was born and grew up?
Of course, I loved The Twilight Zone but even as a youth, I knew it was putting out liberal, negative messaging.
Negative might seem the wrong word, but liberals have a way of turning what should be positive video messaging into a sort of negative form of the message.
Fair point.
“The Shelter” is a great lesson in human behavior.
“The Obsolete Man” is anti-communist TV the likes of which isn’t made anymore.
Could be autocorrect in your case, but the name is Rod Serling, not Sterling
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