Malaika Costello-Dougherty is a writer for Edutopia. In this informative 2009 article, she describes how Daniel Joseph Duey and Alex Kajitani use hip-hop beats to teach math to their middle school students. Then see what you think of two YouTube videos: One is a 2011 video on Math Rap by Mathodman, and the other is Mr. A’s 2017 Math Rap. Duey is a professionalContinue reading “Can You Teach Math Using Rap Music?”
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Hip-Hop in the Classroom?
Harnessing the Power of Hip-Hop in Education: An Exploration Imagine driving down the street when suddenly a car pulls up alongside, blaring a hip-hop track filled with potent lyrics, pulsating beats, and raw energy. The music reverberates through your body, making you acutely aware of its presence. Then, just as quickly as it arrived, theContinue reading “Hip-Hop in the Classroom?”
What Is Critical Thinking—and Why Does It Matter?
by Larry Alexander | Tutor With Larry | tutorwithlarry.com When I first began teaching English at Prairie State College, I noticed something that surprised me. My students could read. Many of them could write a decent sentence. But when I asked them to evaluate what they had just read—to question it, to weigh it, toContinue reading “What Is Critical Thinking—and Why Does It Matter?”
How Closed Sessions Is Shaping a New Hip-Hop Renaissance
by Larry Alexander | tutorwithlarry.com | Updated 2025 Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change. — Doug E. Fresh Hip-hop don’t have no fresh energy, none at all. It’s money driven, everybody tryin’ to make that check, nobody putting art in their albumsContinue reading “How Closed Sessions Is Shaping a New Hip-Hop Renaissance”
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