It's not snobby to say that it's sad that people who care about education are consistently slighted in the 21st century.

"A rapper--a rapper!--named Kendrick Lamar was placed on a pedestal as the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in music, joining geniuses of American composition Aaron Copland, George Crumb, Elliott Carter and dozens of other classically trained artists.  Lamar, 30, did so without studying in a conservatory, mastering an acoustic instrument--other than his vocal cords--or composing a single opera."





It is particularly sad that this award was misdirected at a time when teachers all over the country are protesting their dilapidated teaching facilities, their insulting salaries, and the necessity of having to pay from those low salaries to have supplies for their classrooms.

The award sends the message to consumers of rap and other popular music that education is even less valuable than the entertainment industry and decades of government neglect of public schools were already telling the world that it was.  


This is another quote from the article:

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"In 2017, the combined genres of R&B and hip-hop proved to be the most consumed music in the U.S. for the first time in history, according to Nielson Music."

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That's a lot of people being sent the message not only that education is not necessary for success, but that there's something socially and morally superior about being uneducated, as if the goal of education is to oppress people.  


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