I am enthralled by the hip-hop culture. I enjoy listening to music as well as watching films and TV-Shows related to this form of expression. For the critical summary assignment I even selected to research and write about this style of art. Here, I explored the various components of hip-hop cultures, provided a critical summary of a curriculum scholars’ work, selected additional texts to compare and contrast their work to the primary scholar, and how this way of life can be integrated within the curriculum and taught in classrooms. This critical summary was extremely useful as it enabled me to gain more knowledge about
Hip-hop is used as a tool to promote social justice and youth activism in the classroom. Low (2019) suggests that students write their personal thoughts in a diary throughout the academic year. At the end of the year, they prepare a rap or break-dance based on the recorded emotions. This tool is useful as students practice artistic expression. Finally, dialogue praxis is the process of involving the entire classroom to reflect on the past and make a change in the current environment. The dialogue praxis enables marginalized students to make a change as they have been mistreated by health and the education system. Furthermore, Campbell (2022) introduces the reframe and address technique to include the voices of Black youth. This strategy uses rap music to address racism and gang violence that exists within certain communities. The process prepares educators to build hospitable classrooms for oppressed students.
In essence, these methods are critical as they help in transforming the current environment for all students.
References:
Low, B. E. (2011). Slam School: Learning Through Conflict in the Spoken Word Classroom.
Stanford University Press. Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://ebookcentral-
proquest-com.libproxy.uregina.ca/lib/uregina/detail.action?docID=692460&pq-
origsite=primo.
Campbell, T. H. (2022). Hip-Hop as a Critical Pedagogy: Re-Imagining Education. Brock
University, Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2023, from
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjnse/article/view/76558.
I like how you can connect with this material. Would you incorporate rap into your classroom? You do a great job of explaining the benefits of hip hop in the classroom.
Hi Muhammad,
I find it fitting that someone who used Hip-Hop during their critical summary paper to continued to spread their thoughts/knowledge and ideas throughout this blog post as well. You are definitely the hip-hop master in class now haha.
I really like your idea that you shared about the personal thoughts and the diary. I think that is a very innovative way to showcase your emotions to the class. It’s cool that dance can be seen as a way to tell a story through your body. I will 100 percent be using that idea in my future teachings!
Thanks for sharing
Mike