A teacher in Florida has been suspended after giving his 8th grade class an assignment that consisted of breaking down Lil Wayne’s popular “6 Foot, 7 Foot” lyrics. The YMCMB emcee had a sit-down with ESPN’s First Take during NBA All-Star Weekend where he commented on the sticky situation. Weezy said, “I’d never be embarrassed by anything I say because I say it and I mean it. But I don’t think that kids—I mean, I don’t think that you should be trying to teach it any way to kids because I don’t record it and say it for kids to listen to it, but they will hear it.” Check out the full interview below.
(Video) Lil Wayne Believes Florida Teacher Was WRONG For Assigning His Lyrics To Students As Homework
Florida English Teacher Suspended For Teaching Students Lil Wayne Lyrics
A teacher at The Charter Schools of Boynton Beach in Florida has been suspended for giving her 8th grade students an English lesson using Lil Wayne lyrics. Although that sounds like a class I would LOVE to be in, the parents of the kids are outraged due to the explicit content in the lyrics. The teacher used Wayne’s “6 Foot, 7 Foot” song off of his The Carter IV album. A representative from the school said, “The lesson was for students to learn to identify literary devices. The teacher had already introduced Edgar Allen Poe and Shakespeare. Students were having difficulty grasping the concepts of literary devices such as: pun, simile, metaphor, so the teacher used colloquial material. This material did not meet the school’s standards and was not approved. The teacher recognizes that it was totally inappropriate for a school assignment.” Do you think using material such as rap lyrics to help kids grasp certain concepts in the classroom is a good idea? Drop your thoughts in the comment box below.
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Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love” is burning up the charts, and though we love to sing along…we’re not completely positive what exactly we’re talking about half the time. I know a lot of you are still pretty shocked at just how naughty the “surfboard” reference was…and could the “drinking watermelon line” be just as provocative? There are several theories floating around out there, ranging from literally drinking watermelon, to a possible product endorsement, to something even crazier than “Surfboard!” Check them all out below and let us know your thoughts!
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