We all know that conventional teaching is not so engaging. Teaching is more than just passing down knowledge. Many youngsters have even dropped out high school because they felt demotivated.  Traditional educators blear learner´s imagination. You see, today´s teacher has to have a wide variety of skills. The more prepared the y are, the better. Besides, I have already talked about how applying learning theories such us ¨Constructivism¨ and ¨Cognitivism¨ into the classroom can make a difference. This particular time, I run into Christopher Edmin´s speech. He is a widely commended pioneer educator and rapper who for years has been using Hip Hop as a technique for making better teachers. Chris mentioned how important it is for educators to be good story tellers, entertainers, orators, among others. In other words, having inspiring and powerful educators in a school can prevent students from faltering in their commitment to their studies. Further, Chris also talked about how teachers should go out into the hood. For instance, they can learn and pick up lots of techniques from preachers at black churches, rappers, and even barbers. Therefore, if you're a trainee teacher for example, and you see you have got a singing talent. It would be a good idea for you to start taking courses, joining choirs or whatnot. Thus, you can use that talent to complement your teaching. By the way, why do you think Mr. Edmin mentioned African-American churches?. Well, because he knows first-hand how talented and engaging preachers at those churches are. ¨Pentecostal pedagogy¨ is one of the terms Chris used. To instance how these preacher catch their audience´s attention, I would say this: Before starting a service, these preachers utter phrases such as "Can I get an Amen" a couple of times; so that they can beguile their audiences. He also told us a little about how mimicking the way rappers move and how they use their analogies can be helpful. If we apply those techniques properly in our classes that is.

What Chris is trying to convey is not that we should teach in a haphazard fashion, and forget about traditional methods. What he means is that we can add a plus to those boring classes. Ergo, we will be able to spark magic into our students eyes.