Duke students taught sixth graders in Deja Simms’ class at Neal Middle School as part of Kisha Daniels’ Critical Pedagogy of Hip Hop course. The students are helping the middle schoolers learn vocabulary and write lyrics for an original hip hop song. The course is also part of a Bass connections program: Hip Hop Pedagogies. The course examines the role of critical pedagogy in developing learning environments that engage and empower youth. Emphasis is placed on the context of hip hop as a foundation for instructional decision-making and social justice advocacy/activism.
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