On Channel One’s Facebook page they asked what students thought about their weekly Friday segment called “This Week in Rap.” This is a feature where a rap group attempts to quickly touch on news events of the past week in a rap song. The result is often funny because the production quality is so poor. The “rap” is often unintelligible and when it is understandable, it more often than not conveys little information. It is basically a time filler for a TV show that is already loaded with fluff.
Here are some of student comments to Channel One’s question. This shows that Channel One is being shown in some schools during academic time which is against state regulations in most states. Channel One News is not “educational” and cannot be part of a school’s curriculum. As a “supplemental” aid it can be shown to students in non-instructional periods. How dare a teacher give students a test instead of showing them movie commercials and “This Week in Rap”! Is it any wonder that 25% of schools that once had Channel One have removed it from their classrooms.
