ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how Learning by Observing and Pitching In (LOPI) can be incorporated into classroom learning. LOPI is a form of organizing learning, common in areas of the Americas with Indigenous roots, that includes children being part of everyday mature activities where they are able to observe, listen in, and are expected to contribute when they are ready. We cover research focusing on the community organization of LOPI, the means of learning in LOPI, the social organization of endeavors in LOPI, the means of communication and coordination in LOPI, autonomy in LOPI, and motivation in LOPI. The facets of LOPI are presented in contrast to Assembly-Line Instruction at home and school, which is a method of learning common in many classrooms and middle-class homes consisting of teachers and parents as transmitters of information. Brief classroom tips are presented for each aspect of LOPI followed by larger concrete suggestions for implementing LOPI in classroom teaching and learning.
