The Importance Of Pop Culture In Education

Right now there is a stigma against pop culture and it’s ability to be scholastic. Many educators think that there is no place for pop culture in the classroom. Some view that today’s pop culture is foreign to them or it has changed from when they were younger. But in reality pop culture hasn 't changed drastically, it is still all contemporary popular culture that is spread through mass media. What has changed is, that today it seems there is an abundance of pop culture available. By having this abundance of pop culture, it’s hard for educators to weed out the scholastic pop culture vs non scholastic pop culture. That can lead to educator not wanting to use it as an educational tool in their classroom. I believe that there are many benefits for students and educators when pop culture is used as an educational tool. Benefits of scholastic pop culture can lead …show more content…
I do think that not all pop culture is scholastic, but there are many great pieces of pop culture that can be beneficial in the classroom. As long it is used as a supplemental tool with traditional pieces of work. There are still many universal themes, that are in traditional pieces of work that are beneficial today. Having balance between pop culture and traditional pieces of work is key to having educators and students benefit in the classroom. The main benefit of educators would be that their students understand and retain the curriculum better. Also it can expand the educators resources of their curriculum. For Students the benefits of having pop culture integrated in the classroom are, it leads to cross class connections, it makes the work in the classroom more relatable and it leads to motivation for students in the classroom. To end with as long as the pop culture is scholastic, it’s benefits outweighs the disadvantages that can be perceived with having pop culture integrated in the