Back then when students wanted to hear music while doing their work, they were not allowed to listen to music and even today some teachers think that it is not good to learn and use music at the same time because of their effect on studies.
Teaching students about hip hop and the effects in society can help students with their studies or how it can be involved. Many teachers think it does not help but instead of pushing them away, push yourself into the youth world. Teachers should be able to teach students about hip hop if students see professors reaching into today’s world of music that they are familiar with and instead of pulling them into “teachers world.” students learning the basics and in-depth of music, students can relate to poems and understand poems like Shakespeare or other types of literature.
Moreover, listening to music while working or learning hip hop may not have any meaning but it can help actually understand better other people and respect them. Even though the music talks about bein racism and discrimination but many people can relate, because they either went through the same situation. Hip hop is a chance to engaged students not only with classwork but with their own lives.
Expressing students about hip hop into studying could be thought to handle their own lives and culture despite their fear. That’s probably why teachers don’t teach hip hop music when it could help understand today’s student’s generation and understand what they are going through.
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