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Jason Derulo Teaches High School Students About Democracy for Rock the Vote

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Jun. 7 2011, Published 10:19 a.m. ET

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Last week singer Jason Derulo followed in the foot steps of other celebrities such as Darren Criss and Jermaine Dupri by teaching a Democracy class in NYC.

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Jason surprised the students at Bronx Guild High School as part of the national Rock the Vote program.

Democracy class is a one-class-period program that uses video, pop culture, classroom discussion and a mock election to teach students the proper skills to be able to understand the election progress better and to promote voting.

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None of the students believed that the "Ridin' Solo" singer was actually coming to their school! One female student became so excited she started to cry when he sang.

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Jason said of the experience, "It's always amazing to give back. I feel a responsibility to connect to my fans, especially our youth and future leaders of our generation."

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For more information, visit www.democracyclass.com.

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