More And More High Profile Educators Are Using Hip-hop…

More and more high profile educators are using hip-hop…

Here at Flocabulary, we're always excited to see educators who motivate students using music. MSNBC's "Nightly News with Brian Williams" recently featured the trailblazing KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Charter Schools: as a part of their groundbreaking approach to fostering achievement, KIPP schools make education more engaging using hip-hop music as well as other student-friendly exercises. The program has a dramatically promising record of taking under-privileged students and enabling them to succeed. While KIPP has proved highly successful, there are also others making a difference in education using music - such as California English teacher Alan Sitomer who teaches poetry…

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Doctor Raps About H1N1

Doctor raps about H1N1

Dr. John Clarke, medical director for the Long Island Rail Road in New York, recorded this rap song on preventing the spread of the H1N1 flu virus.  In the song, he raps about ways to protect yourself from contracting the virus.  Clarke recorded the song for a competition by the Department of Health and Human Services and became a finalist for the best swine flu public service announcement.  Check it out! The rap became popular and eventually gained attention from the media. In addition to several newspapers reporting the story, Fox News briefly showed a clip of the rap and…

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