First of all, YUUUUUUGE KUDOS to that mom for speaking out!!!!! How many parents have quietly seethed at home about the abysmal state of their children's education but haven't done anything proactive about it? She is absolutely correct. Glad she's at least standing up in that situation.
DOE spokeswoman Katie O’Hanlon said, “Two iconic songs were used as part of a 12th-grade lesson about economics, and the teacher provided appropriate context prior to streaming them.”
In the Feb. 24 class, Hagood played two hip-hop videos — “C.R.E.A.M,” which stands for “Cash Rules Everything Around Me” by Wu-Tang Clan, and “Money, Power, Respect” by The Lox.
The C.R.E.A.M lyrics start with “What that n—a want God? Word up, look out for the cops. .. Word up, two for fives over here baby. Word up, two for fives them n—-s got garbage down the way, word up.”
“Two for fives” was a 90s’ term for crack cocaine sales, two vials for $5.
In the Lox video, an apparent prostitute in black lingerie starts the rap: “First you get the money. Then you get the muthaf—in, power. After you get the f—in’ power muthaf—s will respect you.”
Apparently, this kind of filth is a-okay for students, but Dr. Seuss is inappropriate. SMDH.
First of all, YUUUUUUGE KUDOS to that mom for speaking out!!!!! How many parents have quietly seethed at home about the abysmal state of their children's education but haven't done anything proactive about it? She is absolutely correct. Glad she's at least standing up in that situation.
Apparently, this kind of filth is a-okay for students, but Dr. Seuss is inappropriate. SMDH.