Chance the Rapper Visits Fifth Graders for the Day
It’s not everyday you get to take a class by Chance the Rapper.
But for students at the Adam Clayton Powell Paideia Academy, that is exactly what they got to do Thursday Feb. 1. The rapper was welcomed to shrieks of joy from students overjoyed at seeing one of their musical heroes.
His reason for being there was to teach the students the importance of coding. “For me, coding is one of the main kinds of cheat codes or finesses to get further in the industry or further to what you want to do,” he told them. According to Chance, his technical skills helped lead him to succeed in the music industry despite not being signed to a record label.
To Principal Sheila Barlow, Chance presents an opportunity to her students. “They see someone that looks like them that’s not flashy, he just seems like a really down-to-earth guy who came up the same way that they did. So it just shows them the end or what the possibility would be for someone who’s coming through with Chicago public schools.”
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