I use music as a reward in some of my classes. If the class is working well, I'll hook iTunes into the stereo and off we go. We can mostly agree on reggae, but the kids get weirded out by the more avant garde end of my collection of dub and electronica, and their tolerance for emo music is low at the best of times.
So sometimes I let the kids hook their iPods into the stereo instead. Sometimes that can be really rewarding, but sometimes it makes my skin crawl. Who would have guessed that my Year 9s have a thing for Mama Mia? OMG, Belinda Carlisle just came on. I have to go vomit discreetly into a rubbish bin now.
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