“I actually haven’t read any book,” he said. On a recent episode of “ Alo Mind Full” podcast that aired last Friday, Kanye told hosts Danny Harris and Alyson Wilson that he’s never read any literature and prefers speaking instead. Then there are the comments Kanye made just a week ago about reading. I like to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real life.”Īgain, his mama was an English professor. In promotion of a 52-page book he co-authored, Kanye West told Reuters in 2009 he was “a proud non-reader of books. I, however, have never let go of the college dropout’s thoughts about literacy. Understandably, people will never forget what he once told Sway in anger. Respectfully, much as people celebrate him for his creative genius, Kanye is a grown man that brags about not liking to read. And it’s nice to hear about a school focusing on critical thinking and creativity when more often than not, most public school students fixate on getting its students to pass a standardized test.Īdmittedly, I am only a gay uncle as opposed to an actual parent, but I do have questions for the parents of those 82 students and all those seeking their kid’s admittance into Donda Academy: Have y’all forgotten what Kanye has said about learning? You know, I’ll concede that most of our public schools are not necessarily preparing American students for the kind of well-paying jobs they deserve access to. they’re three grade levels ahead,” he said. He added that the school’s tutors have the capacity to “actually turn your kids into, like, geniuses.” “So many schools are made to set kids up for industries that don’t even matter anymore,” Kanye explained, noting Donda Academy focuses on “practical skills” for its students on jobs related to engineering, computer programming or farming. On GMA, Kanye said it was originally named the Yeezy Christian Academy and that the school gives “kids practical tools that they need in a world post the iPhone being created.” He went on to add that Donda Academy is in its third year of operation and has an enrollment of 82 students. On the “Who We Are” section of their website, the school claims: “Using an ethic of integrity and care, Donda Academy prepares students to become the next generation of leaders, thinkers and innovators by providing them with a world-class education that includes a rigorous core curriculum, and an emphasis on sustainability, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving.” Kanye has opened a school called the Donda School, “a gospel school” he created and named after Donda West, his late mother who chaired the department of english, communications, media arts and theater at Chicago State University.Īt the school in Simi Valley, California, according to its website, students participate in “full school worship” along with core classes of language arts, math and science, and enrichment courses such as visual art, film, choir and parkour.

Kanye isn’t known for being conciliatory, so it’s too bad he wasn’t also asked to revisit other comments he has made now that the rapper, producer, designer and businessman has added educator to his list of job titles.

In hindsight, Kanye, in a much softer tone, said that Sway had a point.

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