[This is part 1 of a longer series - next track "For Free?"] For a few years now I've listened to To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar's 2015 masterpiece, with my junior English classes. I have learned a lot about music, about the experiences of both Kendrick and of my students, as well as a … Continue reading To Pimp a Butterfly – #1: Wesley’s Theory
Tag: pop-culture-pedagogy
Posts about different ways I’ve brought pop culture into my high school English classroom
What I’ve Learned Bringing Kendrick Lamar into my Classroom
[This post is part of a broader project I'm calling "Pop Culture Pedagogy" where I write about ways pop culture finds its way into my classroom] When Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize today, I think more than a few people probably dismissed it as somehow the committee trying to be trendy but that … Continue reading What I’ve Learned Bringing Kendrick Lamar into my Classroom
Teaching Students Past Moral Relativism – Some Experiences in a High School English Classroom
“That’s just like, your opinion, man.” Jeffrey (“The Dude”) Lebowski, The Big Lebowski In the Coen Brothers classic, the Dude is called “a lazy man… probably the laziest in Los Angeles County, which puts him in the running for laziest worldwide.” We laugh at the Dude’s outdated 60’s radicalism in lots of other forms. His … Continue reading Teaching Students Past Moral Relativism – Some Experiences in a High School English Classroom
