Observation #4 cont.

what this one particular teacher did that i thought was a good way of assessing is something she calls string karate. the way it works is that they are tested every other week on a certain piece and if they do well enough they pass and get a new "belt" which is a piece of string that gets tied to their instrument and they're all different colors depending on how far they've gotten. She does this in pairs or groups sometimes for time sake. playing together is a good way for kids not to be scared of playing and the is also a non-stressful situation for the kid to get tested on. I just really like the whole situation she has here.