http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/n...h-science-through-hip-hop.html?pagewanted=all
dudes been doing some really cool stuff the past few years, his passion for science is
“A hip-hop cypher is the perfect pedagogical moment, where someone’s at the helm of a conversation, and then one person stops and another picks up,” Dr. Emdin said, his checked bow tie bobbing under his chin. “There’s equal turns at talking. When somebody has a great line, the whole audience makes a ‘whoo,’ which is positive reinforcement.”
He added, “All of those things that are happening in the hip-hop cypher are what should happen in an ideal classroom.”
dudes been doing some really cool stuff the past few years, his passion for science is
“A hip-hop cypher is the perfect pedagogical moment, where someone’s at the helm of a conversation, and then one person stops and another picks up,” Dr. Emdin said, his checked bow tie bobbing under his chin. “There’s equal turns at talking. When somebody has a great line, the whole audience makes a ‘whoo,’ which is positive reinforcement.”
He added, “All of those things that are happening in the hip-hop cypher are what should happen in an ideal classroom.”
If this becomes successful, then the generation that is exposed to this teaching approach, maybe be inspired to set as the norm. rapping about various topics
