It's pretty common these days for good teachers to get creative with getting their kids excited for class and assignments [1], often encourageing students to get creatives themselves and come up pop culture-inspired ways to express they're understanding the material. When Mrs. Merlette filmed a video for Instagram of her and her 3rd grade class singing a maths-inspired remix to "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Rae Cyrus (and a hyped Melissa & Doug plush giraffe?) she likely thought just sharing her energetic kids was the peak of her day . . . until Lil Nas X himself saw it online and Tweeted directly at her. [2] Check out what he had to say, and try not to rewatch the video of her students a dozen times.