The New York Times recently reported that the Rockefeller Foundation would be paying for 20,000 eleventh graders to see the musical “Hamilton,” the Broadway phenomenon that tells the story of the founding father Alexander Hamilton. Perhaps they should consider buying tickets for younger kids, too. 

For the past couple of weeks, my house of tweens has been booming with the original Broadway cast recording of the show. “Hamilton” has become the soundtrack to breakfast, homework time, dinner, and every car ride where the kids have control over the radio.