Pop culture in school.
Some people think that pop culture is what keep youths out of school. Parents and teachers are constantly blaming pop culture for the bad development of youth in school, arguing that if pop culture didn’t exist, youth would pay more attention in class and read books during their free time.
But there are some scholars who think the opposite. They say that pop culture instead of taking youths minds away from school, it could be the solution to make them come back and interest in academic matters. The idea behind this thought is that youths can learn better when a topic is related to their interest. In the article “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerard Graff states that “[students] would be more prone to take on intellectualism
Some people think that pop culture is what keep youths out of school. Parents and teachers are constantly blaming pop culture for the bad development of youth in school, arguing that if pop culture didn’t exist, youth would pay more attention in class and read books during their free time.
But there are some scholars who think the opposite. They say that pop culture instead of taking youths minds away from school, it could be the solution to make them come back and interest in academic matters. The idea behind this thought is that youths can learn better when a topic is related to their interest. In the article “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerard Graff states that “[students] would be more prone to take on intellectualism