How do you trust seven-year-olds to pick their own seat? Where do the kids put their stuff? Where do you find the money to makeover your classroom? These are just a few of the questions that I ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN (WJHL) – It’s the latest move with the hopes of improving academic performance. It’s called alternative or flexible seating. “We know traditionally students sit in a chair and ...

At first, I cringed when I thought about a classroom without perfectly tidy desks, pushed-in chairs, and thoughtfully chosen seating assignments. I thought, “Why would any teacher want to lose control ...

The teacher’s educational philosophy will be reflected in the layout of the classroom. Robert Sommer Ever walk into a classroom and just feel good? I certainly have. On a few recent school visits, I ...

A new trend in the classroom is sweeping the nation; some teachers are trying it out right here in Las Vegas. In Mrs. Vinograd’s fourth grade class, kids are sitting on top of the desks, in bean bags, ...

A new seating style spreading across Orange County is giving kids the freedom to wiggle, stretch and sprawl as they learn at school – and the flexibility is having a positive impact on their focus, ...

Education eats good ideas. It boils down its best levers for change into cliches and shells of ideas. The complex is turned into checklists and clickbait. Modern classroom design is sitting on this ...

GREENWOOD, Ind. (WTHR) — For some kids, summer break is over, but that doesn't mean it's back to sitting in hard wooden chairs for hours on end. Today's classroom focuses on comfort and a whole lot of ...

MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Wilson County teacher is making sure every student has a comfortable seat. Fifth-grade math and science teacher Kimberly Knowlton said that she saw success in her ...

GOWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – When most adults think back to their days in school, they remember sitting in standard desks in standard rows facing the teacher at the front of the classroom. But, in some ...

The teacher’s educational philosophy will be reflected in the layout of the classroom. Robert Sommer Ever walk into a classroom and just feel good? I certainly have. On a few recent school visits, I ...