Music
It all depends on the subject you are teaching and students.
Music can motivate the students to get into a better mood or focus on their work only and forget about other things in thier lives.
I find that adding music to the classroom while students are doing "in class work" helps them to stay focused, on task, and keeps side discussions to a minimum. Without music it seems that "in class work" turns into "in class discussion" and usually the discussions are on topics that are not related to their school work.
im not talking loud rock but some lower tempo to soothe
True but, It would be very distracting. I love music and listen often, but I really like the peace and a quiet moment.
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I use music for the start and end of class my student come in and can relax before the start I do not keep it on you can pic out some different personalitys in the class this way
Hi Robert!
Point well made! I feel the same. So we do have to be sure that all students work well with music in the classroom. I do think, however, that it depends on what's going on in the classroom. Maybe it's just to help students relax and re-group at the beginning of class.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 facilitator
Hi Robert!
I haven't had the opportunity to use music in the classroom so I like to hear testimonials of success. Have you noticed other results from use of music?
Good job!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
I say this because I am someone for who music would not work in a classroom setting. It would be very distracting. I love music and listen often, but really like the peace and quiet of the moment.
I have noticed that if music is played in the classroom the students are more attentive to their surroundings and have a tendency to pay closer attention to what they are working on.
music is with some classes great to keep them calm and focused but i find that some classes become distracted just as htee is no one sioze fits all this is the case with music and should be tailored to the class
I have been trying to incorporate more music into my classes. Yesterday, I did an activity in my literature class where each student brought in a song about love (the theme for the day). We took these songs and categorized them. I started with two categories: Happy Love and Angry/Bitter Love. As the students shared their songs (playing only 30 seconds), they added the title of the song to the chart. If necessary, we added more categories because many of the examples didn't necessary fall into the good/bad binary. We added categories such as Lust and Ironic Love. After we categorized the songs, we added the poems and short stories from the unit the chart. It was a really fun activity and it got many of the students involved in the learning process. We then talked about why there are so many kinds of love in songs and poems and why it is such a popular theme. It works very well and helps to demonstrate that literature is everywhere.
I teach an American Regional course that covers a broad range of areas of the country. I like to add an element of the region's identity by playing specific music that coincides w/ the region the class is working on. for Cajun & Creole, playing Zydeco creates an upbeat tempo in the kitchen & allows the FEELING of Cajun & Creole to permeate the atmosphere, therby immersing the students in the region by sight, smell &SOUND
I agree music to me is distracting.
Hi Tomoko!
Good observation! I do think, however, that when we use music that it works for "every" student in the class. I say this because I am someone for who music would not work in a classroom setting. It would be very distracting. I love music and listen often, but really like the peace and quiet of the moment.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
True but I think music helps create the envoirnment for easy learning students
