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The Thug Teacher
Why should high school students study tupac in school? Tupac is one of the most influential people of this generation due to the fact that he could easily connect with kids or teens through his music or poems but Tupac was more than just the average rapper or poet, Tupac was an icon.
Tupac Shakur is an amazing person to study because he is a great poet. In his poem “The rose that grew from concrete” Tupac says “Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared!” Basically in this he is saying that his life is hard and the rose growing through the concrete is Tupac going through the toughest parts of his life. This is one of many examples of great poems he has written. His poetry has also helped him with his dreams of being a rapper which also happens to be some high school students' dreams too which can inspire some to get into poetry.
Another reason tupac should be studied in high school is because he would be a great influence to read a lot. As stated in an article on tupac, This would be a great thing to teach kids because his “hunger for reading” helped him with his music which would be an amazing way to connect kids with reading. AJada (his ex girlfriend) stated “he was a well read brother” meaning that Tupac would read a lot. s stated in an article on tupac “ reading continued throughout his career, a habit that allowed him to fill his raps with sharp observations about the world around him.” This shows although Tupac was a “Thug” he is also a very educated person for students to study.
Another reason why Tupac Shakur is a terrific person to study in high school is because T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E, i know people are automatically think thug life is simply music for thugs and people in gangs but its everything but that. Thug Life is a movement towards Black Lives and Thug life is a form of Black power which can inspire students to come up and be the leader and head of Black power that Tupac once was.
As you can see these are a few of many reasons why Tupac Shakur is an excellent person for high school students to study and a good influence on students to read.
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Tupac has been a great influence in the way i think of school or see school different now, thus being i want to strongly suggest that hed be taught to students to also influence them to and show them the great things school can do to you.