Teacher incorporates musical 'Hamilton' into history class

Thursday, September 15, 2016
Teacher incorporates musical 'Hamilton' into history class
Sandy Kenyon takes a look at a teacher who's making the Broadway musical 'Hamilton' part of a lesson for local students.

NEW YORK -- Reviewers are talking about it, President Obama talked about it, and now, at least one teacher is talking about the musical, "Hamilton."

He's incorporating the hit show into this year's curriculum.

A new course at Fieldston School called "Hamilton: A Musical Inquiry" is designed to capitalize on the show's appeal to young people and its making history a whole lot more fun.

Sandy Kenyon has the story in the video above.