Until I began teaching only Art, I always had a teacher desk, and feel
no need to apologize for that. When I was teaching with a partner in
the multiage classroom, we had our desks facing and butted up against
each other, and would debrief at the end of the day. I have never
worked in a classroom with decent storage or counter space, and like to
have drawers to close and a place to keep what I need. The student who
was "person of the day" was always allowed to sit at the teacher desk
for that day, anytime I was not using it (which was practically never,
during class time).
As for kidney tables, I very much dislike them, they way they put the
teacher at the "head" of the group. If I can, I just get rid of them
and trade them out for a rectangle or round table. I always did my
guided reading groups at a round table. I would have all my students
read aloud at the same time, at their own paces, and would walk around
and listen to them from just behind them, with my face next to theirs.
Yes, it was weird at first, but it didn't take them long to just ignore
the others.
Renee
On Aug 10, 2009, at 9:50 PM, Darlene Cook wrote:
My desk is facing the wall with my computer and phone on it. I have
so much more room with it against the wall. I do have a kidney-shaped
table for small group work.
Darlene S. Cook KindergartenLone Oak ElementaryPaducah, Kentucky
42001http://www.mccracken.k12.ky.us/loneoak/les/Teachers/dcook/
home.htm
"We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy
to say, 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my
problem.' Then there are those, who see the need and respond. I
consider those people my heroes."
~ Fred Rogers
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