| KevinHoneycutt | says | I sat in this chair and judged a round of forensics. I challenge you to share ideas and opinions about school environment. |
Mar 01, 2009 -
01:40AM
| KevinHoneycutt | says | I sat in this chair and judged a round of forensics. I challenge you to share ideas and opinions about school environment. |
| KevinHoneycutt |  |
| dawne | Yikes! No wonder you were uncomfortable!  |
| librarygal | says | those chairs are awful for us adults and some of my students are bigger than me so they have to horrible |
| KevinHoneycutt | I literally didn't fit in the space between the seat back and the desk top |
| KevinHoneycutt | The chair was telling me two things: |
| KevinHoneycutt | 1. You are not welcome, the hard, uninviting seat told this to my behind |
| KevinHoneycutt | 2. You're too fat to be here (still have mark on my tummy) |
| KevinHoneycutt | I call such furniture, punitive learning interfaces |
| librarygal | says | lol good one |
| KevinHoneycutt |  |
| KevinHoneycutt | They say we make our environment, after that it makes us? Does this happen to teachers? |
| KevinHoneycutt | The kind of chairs McDonalds uses to be comfortable for the ten minutes it takes to eat your food |
| KevinHoneycutt | but then disinvites you by getting more uncomfortable the longer you sit |
| KevinHoneycutt | but kids have to sit here for hours each day |
| CLykowski | says | I would've sat on the desk or on the floor as I usually do |
| Heidi | says | the chairs are basically one size fits all. If you are shorter or taller than average then they will be uncomfortable for you to write at. |
| KevinHoneycutt | iteachu: One size fits all is right, that has larger implications |
| djswisher | says | that is why i have tables and free standing chairs in my room |
| Kymberli_M | Wow. And what about the kids -- like my 9yo -- who actually do better work because they can concentrate better -- standing UP? |
| KevinHoneycutt | Halinski: Nice! |
| KevinHoneycutt | This is the book that changed the way I designed my learning space forever: www.amazon.com/Brain-Based-Learning-Eric-Jensen/dp/0963783211 |
| Gramma Annie! | well, frankly, I think those chairs represent the curriculum - one size fits all - and unchanging - same chairs for years! |
| Kymberli_M | Halinski: Mine is, well ADD. Any more, who can tell the difference? |
| KevinHoneycutt | athorp: Even when they break and we know they pinch kids' backs and butts, can't throw em out |
| Gramma Annie! | kevinhoneycutt: that's right, just keep on, cuz, you know, budgets are tight! |
| DouglasBPowers | wonders | If IKEA has a school desk? |
| KevinHoneycutt | If you had an interview for an office job and you looked around saw everyone sitting in chairs like these, would you do the interview? |
| KevinHoneycutt | This is why we take padded seats to sporting events and they don't last 8 hours, usually |
| CLykowski | says | my students have the freedom to move wherever they need to |
| KevinHoneycutt | CLykowski: Nice! |
| Kymberli_M | shares | 
Wonder how I could make that work here? They only sit for 42mins, but still... |
| CLykowski | says | if they need to hang upside down then more power to them |
| KevinHoneycutt | kmulford: honeymic has kids bring in jeans and stuff the legs to make pillows for their behinds. They are so cute! |
| Kymberli_M | Great idea! That honeymic! |
| Gramma Annie! | JerryButler: thank you! |
| KevinHoneycutt | JerryButler I so hope some of our PLN come to Podstock, they have to meet you! |
| JerryB | says | Oh, I hope that will be a positive experience for them. I'll be on my best behavior. |
| KevinHoneycutt | JerryButler: They will love you! Mr. Digital cool! |
| countryduck | asks | Who doesn't LOVE JerryB? |
| kslaton | asks | who plurked the other day a tv news story about kids standing at desks designed for standing (they had barstools if they wanted to sit? |
| JerryB | says | countryduck: You guys are soooo nice. And welcome to plurk, btw, you are gonna love it here! |
| Kymberli_M | beil: True! |
| sharon_elin | says | kslaton, that would be me. I plurked that story |
| n2teaching | says | stand up desks are often what you see in Drafting classes. They are great. |
| JerryB | says | Heard somewhere that standing is the most ergonomic way to work at a computer. |
| Kymberli_M | Unless you plurk late at night, like me. It's dangerous to fall asleep at your computer while standing... |
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