Aug 9

A Classroom Debate: Swap or Stick?

Classroom management
Swapping pairs?
Should your learners always stick with the same partner… or is it better to mix things up? Are you on  team "Let them choose" or team "Switch every 10 minutes!"?

Video Transcript

Here’s a question- when you’re doing different activities, is it better to let people sit with the same partner all the time or make them swap?

Swapping partners gives them some variety and allows them to repeat the same discussion task more than once- a good thing for meaningful repetition.

BUT maybe they feel more comfortable talking with someone they know and trust and maybe choose to sit with?

What do YOU think?

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