OK I'm going to probably come off as a little testy here, but if I had
middle school students complain that sitting on the floor hurts their
knees or their backs I would tell them they need a little more
exercise. Maybe do a few stretches first. When I was teaching art, I
had no chairs in my classrom at one school, so students stood for an
hour. If any complained, I told them I stand all day, for six hours,
and I'm old, and certainly they can stand for one hour. :-)
One thing I haven't heard anyone mention is the importance of letting
the students know *why* they need to be in close, and to just explain
that this is how it is. If somebody has a physical condition, of course
that's different, but in general, sitting on the floor for ten or
fifteen minutes is not going to kill anyone. :-)
Renee
On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:29 PM, Rand_Raynor wrote:
My problem is that with my class of 29, it is hard to fit them all on
the carpet. I have a new system whereby I "randomly" choose 3 kids
each day who are allowed to sit in chairs. I will cycle through all
the kids till they have all has a chance.
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On Oct 4, 2010, at 8:22 PM, "mrs. teacher" <[email protected]>
wrote:
I teach fourth grade and I heard the same thing the first week or
two. I have never had this problem before. I simply told them that
if I could get down that low (I sit on a milk crate), then they could
and that everything in life was not comfortable and they might as
well get use to sucking it up! It may have not been as sensitive as
others would have responded but I don't do well with whining and
that's what it sounded like to me!
I teach middle school. Last year we adopted the workshop model. Our
trainer explained why we have students move in close and sit on the
floor during mini lessons. Last year this worked for my students.
This year several of my students are complaining about sitting on the
floor. They say it hurts their back or knees. I don't want to say the
SOME kids can sit in chairs, but others cannot. I'm looking for your
thoughts on everyone moving their chairs in close. I have my doubts
because it does not feel as intimate, and I think it will not allow
me to get in close to the kids when they are talking with their
partners. I'm especially interested in hearing from middle school
teachers about what has worked for you. Thanks!Jan
Arrange what pieces come your way.
- Virginia Woolf
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