the Academy needs reform wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way maybe
teachers time to teach a new way maybe
teachers time to teach a new way maybe then they’ll listen to what you have to
then they’ll listen to what you have to
then they’ll listen to what you have to say because they’re the ones who’re
say because they’re the ones who’re
say because they’re the ones who’re coming up and the world is in their
coming up and the world is in their
coming up and the world is in their hands when you teach the children teach
hands when you teach the children teach
hands when you teach the children teach them the very best you can
them the very best you can
them the very best you can perhaps Teddy Pendergrass had the answer
perhaps Teddy Pendergrass had the answer
perhaps Teddy Pendergrass had the answer to a modern a problem 42 years ago
to a modern a problem 42 years ago
to a modern a problem 42 years ago currently colleges suffer from poor
currently colleges suffer from poor
currently colleges suffer from poor academic advising high tuition and
academic advising high tuition and
academic advising high tuition and archaic course offerings and majors
simply put higher education can’t afford
simply put higher education can’t afford to sustain itself under its current
to sustain itself under its current
to sustain itself under its current business model old school academics must
business model old school academics must
business model old school academics must welcome new school pedagogy with open
welcome new school pedagogy with open
welcome new school pedagogy with open arms in an effort to bolster academic
arms in an effort to bolster academic
arms in an effort to bolster academic freedom and successful student
freedom and successful student
freedom and successful student circulation the Academy needs reform as
circulation the Academy needs reform as
circulation the Academy needs reform as an undergraduate I would have relished
an undergraduate I would have relished
an undergraduate I would have relished the opportunity to take courses like
the opportunity to take courses like
the opportunity to take courses like writing for social media short form
t-shirt printing and design and an
t-shirt printing and design and an introduction to hip hop in 2008 after an
introduction to hip hop in 2008 after an
introduction to hip hop in 2008 after an 8 a.m. lecture a young man nervously
8 a.m. lecture a young man nervously
8 a.m. lecture a young man nervously approached me with a tale of how he had
approached me with a tale of how he had
approached me with a tale of how he had saw me a year prior at a campus event he
saw me a year prior at a campus event he
saw me a year prior at a campus event he said I didn’t know what class you taught
said I didn’t know what class you taught
said I didn’t know what class you taught but I knew I wanted to take it I asked
but I knew I wanted to take it I asked
but I knew I wanted to take it I asked what made you so sure you wanted to take
what made you so sure you wanted to take
what made you so sure you wanted to take my class he said you were wearing battle
my class he said you were wearing battle
my class he said you were wearing battle ground flight posit threes
ground flight posit threes
ground flight posit threes I’d never saw those shoes in real life
I’d never saw those shoes in real life
I’d never saw those shoes in real life you know
you know
you know students arrive on campus is expecting
students arrive on campus is expecting
students arrive on campus is expecting to see elements of their favorite
to see elements of their favorite
to see elements of their favorite fashion favorite shoes they don’t expect
fashion favorite shoes they don’t expect
fashion favorite shoes they don’t expect to see those elements on faculty a
to see those elements on faculty a
to see those elements on faculty a little background information about that
little background information about that
little background information about that young man he’s from the DMV area the DC
young man he’s from the DMV area the DC
young man he’s from the DMV area the DC Maryland Virginia area where shout out
where posit technology is a staple of
where posit technology is a staple of fashion when he saw those shoes
fashion when he saw those shoes
fashion when he saw those shoes essentially he saw home because that’s
essentially he saw home because that’s
essentially he saw home because that’s how he felt in my class at home that
how he felt in my class at home that
how he felt in my class at home that semester and every semester after at
semester and every semester after at
semester and every semester after at Johnson C smith University students
Johnson C smith University students
Johnson C smith University students would speak to me before and after class
would speak to me before and after class
would speak to me before and after class concerning personal interests eventually
concerning personal interests eventually
concerning personal interests eventually sneaker culture would come up in 2015
sneaker culture would come up in 2015
sneaker culture would come up in 2015 that healthy interaction led to the
that healthy interaction led to the
that healthy interaction led to the creation of English 296 soul food
creation of English 296 soul food
creation of English 296 soul food digestible sneaker culture
soul food is the first English course in
soul food is the first English course in the history of higher education
the history of higher education
the history of higher education dedicated to identification within
dedicated to identification within
dedicated to identification within sneaker culture via Marxist theory the
sneaker culture via Marxist theory the
sneaker culture via Marxist theory the class analyzes the global impact of
class analyzes the global impact of
class analyzes the global impact of sneakers
sneakers
sneakers what started as necessity matriculated
what started as necessity matriculated
what started as necessity matriculated to style to a culture with its own
to style to a culture with its own
to style to a culture with its own multicultural identity students learn
multicultural identity students learn
multicultural identity students learn how the signature shoe of a Japanese
how the signature shoe of a Japanese
how the signature shoe of a Japanese pitching phenom became marketed almost
pitching phenom became marketed almost
pitching phenom became marketed almost exclusively to African Americans in the
exclusively to African Americans in the
exclusively to African Americans in the course the status symbol is exposed for
course the status symbol is exposed for
course the status symbol is exposed for what it actually is proletariat where
what it actually is proletariat where
what it actually is proletariat where ironically many of the students enrolled
ironically many of the students enrolled
ironically many of the students enrolled are not authentic subscribers as a
are not authentic subscribers as a
are not authentic subscribers as a culture however they do appreciate the
culture however they do appreciate the
culture however they do appreciate the opportunity to take a course not typical
opportunity to take a course not typical
opportunity to take a course not typical of higher education like our regalia
of higher education like our regalia
of higher education like our regalia much of our subject matter dates back to
much of our subject matter dates back to
much of our subject matter dates back to the 14th century I’m reminded that I
the 14th century I’m reminded that I
the 14th century I’m reminded that I started each and every year with a brand
started each and every year with a brand
started each and every year with a brand new pair what if each shoe box had a
new pair what if each shoe box had a
new pair what if each shoe box had a book in there on the first day of school
book in there on the first day of school
book in there on the first day of school it would be my only care to flaunt my
it would be my only care to flaunt my
it would be my only care to flaunt my brand new knowledge like a pair of nike
brand new knowledge like a pair of nike
brand new knowledge like a pair of nike air why is my course important well it
air why is my course important well it
air why is my course important well it validates the student it shows them that
validates the student it shows them that
validates the student it shows them that their personal interest is worthy of
their personal interest is worthy of
their personal interest is worthy of academic study if the literary canon can
academic study if the literary canon can
academic study if the literary canon can be redefined
be redefined
be redefined so can the liberal arts education
regarding the liberal arts it teaches
regarding the liberal arts it teaches students to think to learn and to see
students to think to learn and to see
students to think to learn and to see things as a whole it also contribute
things as a whole it also contribute
things as a whole it also contribute to a student’s happiness if you’re happy
to a student’s happiness if you’re happy
to a student’s happiness if you’re happy and you know it raise your hand
no for real if you have did you know it
no for real if you have did you know it raise your hand
not long ago I explained to a course
not long ago I explained to a course that policy and fractions were not to go
that policy and fractions were not to go
that policy and fractions were not to go unnoticed penalties would be levied via
unnoticed penalties would be levied via
unnoticed penalties would be levied via the course assignments that semester
the course assignments that semester
the course assignments that semester there were no infractions toward the end
there were no infractions toward the end
there were no infractions toward the end a young man pulled me aside and said I
a young man pulled me aside and said I
a young man pulled me aside and said I know that this is your course but until
know that this is your course but until
know that this is your course but until you walk through that door is my course
you walk through that door is my course
you walk through that door is my course I made sure that everyone was in
I made sure that everyone was in
I made sure that everyone was in compliance that young man graduated
compliance that young man graduated
compliance that young man graduated became a professional athlete and author
became a professional athlete and author
became a professional athlete and author he’s seen more countries than I have he
he’s seen more countries than I have he
he’s seen more countries than I have he had a say in his future by having to say
had a say in his future by having to say
had a say in his future by having to say in his education not long after a
in his education not long after a
in his education not long after a student walked into my office and asked
student walked into my office and asked
student walked into my office and asked me to teach him hip-hop he didn’t listen
me to teach him hip-hop he didn’t listen
me to teach him hip-hop he didn’t listen to the genre as a child and wanted a
to the genre as a child and wanted a
to the genre as a child and wanted a better understanding of references I
better understanding of references I
better understanding of references I would sometimes make during lecture for
would sometimes make during lecture for
would sometimes make during lecture for the next three years he spent more time
the next three years he spent more time
the next three years he spent more time in my office and he spent in my course
in my office and he spent in my course
in my office and he spent in my course offerings he became an executive an
offerings he became an executive an
offerings he became an executive an advocate for rights of the homeless and
advocate for rights of the homeless and
advocate for rights of the homeless and rights about hip-hop as an aside these
rights about hip-hop as an aside these
rights about hip-hop as an aside these young men are products of the new school
young men are products of the new school
young men are products of the new school unconventional pedagogy help provide a
unconventional pedagogy help provide a
unconventional pedagogy help provide a platform for them to develop and pursue
platform for them to develop and pursue
platform for them to develop and pursue their dreams regarding the new school
their dreams regarding the new school
their dreams regarding the new school urban philosopher Kanye West once
urban philosopher Kanye West once
urban philosopher Kanye West once besieged us to listen to the kids bro
besieged us to listen to the kids bro
besieged us to listen to the kids bro new school scholars require new school
new school scholars require new school
new school scholars require new school engagement traditionalists should
engagement traditionalists should
engagement traditionalists should consider the desires of the 21st century
consider the desires of the 21st century
consider the desires of the 21st century scholar regarding curriculum
scholar regarding curriculum
scholar regarding curriculum development in the spirit of tradition
development in the spirit of tradition
development in the spirit of tradition in 1991 Bjorn Borg attempted a tennis
in 1991 Bjorn Borg attempted a tennis
in 1991 Bjorn Borg attempted a tennis comeback using a wooden racket
comeback using a wooden racket
comeback using a wooden racket he didn’t win one match message to the
he didn’t win one match message to the
he didn’t win one match message to the Academy never be Bjorn bored if we
Academy never be Bjorn bored if we
Academy never be Bjorn bored if we listened to traditionalists wedding vows
listened to traditionalists wedding vows
listened to traditionalists wedding vows would all sound the same ESPN they
would all sound the same ESPN they
would all sound the same ESPN they wouldn’t cover a professional wrestling
wouldn’t cover a professional wrestling
wouldn’t cover a professional wrestling in pineapple would not be a pizza topic
ladies and gentlemen the storms of
ladies and gentlemen the storms of change are brewing or the Academy it
change are brewing or the Academy it
change are brewing or the Academy it just so happens our students are our
just so happens our students are our
just so happens our students are our meteorologists wake up all the teachers
meteorologists wake up all the teachers
meteorologists wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way maybe you then
time to teach a new way maybe you then
time to teach a new way maybe you then bill listen to what you have to say
bill listen to what you have to say
bill listen to what you have to say because they’re the ones who are coming
because they’re the ones who are coming
because they’re the ones who are coming up in the world is in their hands when
up in the world is in their hands when
up in the world is in their hands when you teach the children teach them the
you teach the children teach them the
you teach the children teach them the very best you can thank you
very best you can thank you
very best you can thank you you
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