Before I storm in and complain, do ALL primary school teachers ...

[Spidermama]

... play music in the classroom when the kids are working?

My dd has complained of having to listen to crap music (eg - Heartbeat, why do you miss when my baby kisses me etc) when she's trying to get on with her literacy worksheets.

My ds then said his teacher also puts on music. (Different teacher, different school).

Also my ds who's 7 told me today his class didn't get their French lesson because instead they watched the end of A Bugs Life.

WTF?

Interesting, because I simply can't concentrate on work if music is playing - whereas dh uses (eg) full blast Motorhead to help him concentrate!

I don't use music in the classroom for this reason - but allow MP3 players if students are working for sustained periods on individual work. This is for secondary students.

Would tend to argue that no music is better than risking music making it harder for students to work.