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A community of practice that i was once a part of was a dancing/drama school. It was something that I went to every week, twice a week and something that I didnt really take too seriously.
I think this is a good example of a community of practice, as it is something that was a part of my everyday life and something that was of interest to me. I was surrounded by people with similar interests, which is what Wenger is saying when it says that you are around people who are fimiliar with this experience.
It was also said in Wenger's reading that there will be people who know more or less than you. People who all have different knowledge about certain things. Which is completley true when discussing a dancing school. There will always be people better or worse than you and its something you socially expect when attending a practice.
You are all expecting to be socially bounded, another of Wenger's views. Without knowing it, you all have a relationship with each other, even beyond having the same passion for dance.
You are all in that room for the same reason and there to do something together.
Wenger also discusses team work, when he discusses the idea of communities being found within businesses. Obviously, being a part of a dance school is a little different from being involved in a community of business. However when it comes to putting on shows or taking part in dance exams, you are expected to work as a team to fulfill the best potential possible.
Wenger also examines the idea of membership being based on participation, rather than official status. Being a part of a dance school was being a part of a community and participating was the main expectancy.
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I really agree with what you say its much similar to mine.. however in the form of business in a community dance is possibly one. We pay teachers to teach us and examiners to exam isnt that creating business in a dance community?
Your last bit about participation is very interesting. It smacks of the "no competition in schools" argument, doesn't it, the way Wenger discusses it. But I think that it's really all part of the problem of experts and newcomers, really and that there is the space to improve if you are able through participation in the CofP. I suppose the thing about having a direct teacher as in the case of a dance school, is that it overshadows or makes you overlook the other people of status within the communitiy, most of whom you will also learn from. Also dancers will often get together before or after class to go through some steps together - learning in the group. All this is about education in a CofP
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