Not that I would ever call any of my students savage beasts, but the analogy works well. In two of my classes, we are working on designing bedrooms in shoeboxes. Students have two weeks to work on their designs so we have plenty of class time to try to stay quiet. We had encountered this problem when we had our sewing unit too. So what is the answer? Music.
It’s the most amazing thing. As soon as I turn on Pandora the mood of the room changes. They get quiet, they concentrate better, and they seem to get more accomplished. And it doesn’t seem to matter what type of music I play. Anything works!
Of course I realize, I could make them be quiet without music, but playing music helps maintain my own sanity as well. Some days I need to calm my own inner savage beast. And if two periods of music isn’t enough to calm me, this thought is – it’s May! And there are only 17 days of school left! Holy cow! Where has this year gone?
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