Classical Music As Punishment Options

[clavicembalo]

... you can stay in and do more maths ...

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[kingsley13]

"Classical music is being used increasingly in Great Britain as a tool for social control and a deterrent to bad behavior. One school district subjects badly behaving children to hours of Mozart in special detention. Unsurprisingly, some of these youth now find classical music unbearable. Recorded classical music is blared through speakers at bus stops, outside stores, train stations and elsewhere to drive away loitering youth. Apparently it works. Detentions are down, graffiti is reduced, and naughty youth flee because they find classical music repugnant."

I personally would love it if teachers played me classical music as a punishment! Maybe I should suggest it to the teachers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[stevensfo]

I personally would love it if teachers played me classical music as a punishment! Maybe I should suggest it to the teachers!

Er...first you have to find a teacher who knows what classical music is. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

If half of them can't pass the O-level Maths, what chance do you have?

I think you'll find that this idea originates from various know-it -alls in the LEA, not from the school.


Steve

[clavicembalo]

I personally would love it if teachers played me classical music as a punishment! Maybe I should suggest it to the teachers!

Er...first you have to find a teacher who knows what classical music is. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

If half of them can't pass the O-level Maths, what chance do you have?

I did consider playing Reger organ music during my maths lessons but gave it a miss because I would have been sidetracked by the music myself, perpetually stopping in mid flow to say,"Listen to this bit!"

Furthermore, when I used to sit at home marking whilst listening to Bach organ works, I would find myself playing 'air pedals' (like 'air'guitar'). Given Reger's manic pedal-writing, together with my long legs, that would have been a horrific sight in the classroom, possibly traumatising my students.

(The staffroom tolerated my 'air keyboards' and frequently asked me what in fact I was playing!)

[barry-clari]

(If you wanted to get rid of me might I suggest you play some gangsta rap.)

gangsta rap... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ill.gif)

But back on topic : I have played classical music to children in an area of London that's not usually on the tourist trail : and you ought to see their faces : they really enjoy it! Using such music as a punishment is something I really don't agree with at all...

[Matt Molloy]

Moving back to music (and sports if you like), surely its getting them young. Access to playing instruments is so dependent on money and parents expectations in this country. Get them up and music making for free whatever their ability. What about something like the Venezualan project - weren't they doing that in some run down city in Scotland (apologies for those that live there).

Richard Holloway was trying to get it going in Raploch up Stirling way. Think it's a brilliant idea myself but haven't heard anything recently. Will keep my ear to the ground and see if there is any progress in that area.

Cheers,

Matt.