Group co-operation, ability and inclusion

• Published in: Music, Informal Learning and the School: A New Classroom Pedagogy pp. 131 - 160
• Main Author: Green, Lucy
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2008; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: MUSIC; Teaching of a specific subject; EBD School; Superb; Informal Music Learning Practices; Informal Learning Practices; Extra-curricular; Normal Expectations; Sen Teacher; Grange School; Instrumental Lessons; Peer Teaching; Musical Ability; Group Co-operation; Make Up; Non-stop; Group Learning; Informal Learning; Peer Assessment; Paper Men; Group Cooperation; Bass Guitars; Postman Pat; Cd Recording
• ISBN: 9780754662426; 9780754665229; 0754665224; 075466242X
• DOI: 10.4324/9781315248523-13

I came into the room and there were two boys at the back. One of them had the other in a head-lock. I went up to them and said ‘Why are you doing that?’; and they said, ‘Oh,’ you know, ‘Sorry Sir.’ They took it as a rhetorical question. And they put their heads down: ‘Oh, oh.’ But I said to them ‘No, no I really mean it; I mean why were you doing that – are you bored with the project?’ and they said ‘Oh no, sir, we’re really enjoying it’; and I said ‘Well why were you doing that then?’ and they said, ‘Sir, it’s just that we couldn’t agree on what we’re going to do next.’