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I LOVE Tupac! Cal offered a class on the poetry of Tupac sometime ago. Tupac was not talentless. He was genuinely a poet. He attended a performing arts school, along with Soror Jada. As a teacher, I understand the reasoning behind "whatever you have to do to get them interested" concept. As we speak, while teaching the War of 1812, I am requiring my students to learn the first verse of the Star Spangeled Banner. Our assessment for this section requires them to present the verse in a unique way. The only restriction is that they not perform it the way it is commonly sung. They are really excited by this (who would have thunk it!) Anyway, while I probably would have put restrictions on the types of songs they brought in (anti-hoes and b!$#*@#), but I support the concept.
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