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We want to get rid of the desks in our room! We have done the work to create the environment, expectations, and community in our classroom for students to take responsibility for their learning. Do you remember sitting for hours in a classroom with hard, plastic chairs? Would you have performed better if you were allowed to take ownership of sitting on a wobble chair or pedal on a bicycle desk while you worked? Flexible seating creates: -Community: We have already made community an integral part of our classroom. Flexible seating emphasizes that our classroom is something we all share and take ownership of. Traditional desks, in contrast, affirm the idea that everyone has their own territory or space. -Ownership of their education. STUDENTS are choosing where/ how they learn best. Allowing students to CHOOSE where they will sit empowers them. When students choose where they will sit they are also taking responsibility to be able to work in that location. -MOVEMENT! Some of our students have difficulty sustaining attention or have a lot of energy in their body. Flexible seating (and especially a bike desk) increases oxygen and blood flow to the brain which can help students focus and attend to the content!

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We want to get rid of the desks in our room! We have done the work to create the environment, expectations, and community in our classroom for students to take responsibility for their learning. Do you remember sitting for hours in a classroom with hard, plastic chairs? Would you have performed better if you were allowed to take ownership of sitting on a wobble chair or pedal on a bicycle desk while you worked? Flexible seating creates: -Community: We have already made community an integral part of our classroom. Flexible seating emphasizes that our classroom is something we all share and take ownership of. Traditional desks, in contrast, affirm the idea that everyone has their own territory or space. -Ownership of their education. STUDENTS are choosing where/ how they learn best. Allowing students to CHOOSE where they will sit empowers them. When students choose where they will sit they are also taking responsibility to be able to work in that location. -MOVEMENT! Some of our students have difficulty sustaining attention or have a lot of energy in their body. Flexible seating (and especially a bike desk) increases oxygen and blood flow to the brain which can help students focus and attend to the content!

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