In this day and age of Lebron and Weezy in the media 24/7..its not hard to understand why education is put low on the totem pole list for most students in the urban setting.
Think of their "idols" Jay-Z, a former crack dealer turned rapper now worth $500 million and Diddy, a college drop out who became a media mogul worth $300 million. I'm not going to fault the youth of today for wanting to follow in the footsteps of these "idols", but I will fault their parents for not exposing their children to african-americans who achieved success outside of entertainment.
Hip-hop is not to blame in the mess of children not valuing reading, writing, math, science, and other subjects.
A good education is a platform that leads to empowerment. A good education is the reason we have a 26 year old guy named Mark, worth over $7 billion dollars. Zuckerberg had parents who understood the value of education and reinforced it in the home.
Until parents are willing to sacrifice their reality show schedules of watching their kids through cameras..our youth will truly be living up to the quote from 2pac that "the truth is there aint no hope for the future."
urban-ny-magazine.posterous.com
Think of their "idols" Jay-Z, a former crack dealer turned rapper now worth $500 million and Diddy, a college drop out who became a media mogul worth $300 million. I'm not going to fault the youth of today for wanting to follow in the footsteps of these "idols", but I will fault their parents for not exposing their children to african-americans who achieved success outside of entertainment.
Hip-hop is not to blame in the mess of children not valuing reading, writing, math, science, and other subjects.
A good education is a platform that leads to empowerment. A good education is the reason we have a 26 year old guy named Mark, worth over $7 billion dollars. Zuckerberg had parents who understood the value of education and reinforced it in the home.
Until parents are willing to sacrifice their reality show schedules of watching their kids through cameras..our youth will truly be living up to the quote from 2pac that "the truth is there aint no hope for the future."
urban-ny-magazine.posterous.com
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