I just think there would have to be an ENORMOUS reason not to, in order to outweigh the great benefit of sitting together on the floor. I've seen 2 middle school teachers use 2 futans on the floor (not on raised frames) and afew beanbags in the back. In one case, they rotated and in one case they just plain worked it out! You can always dismiss clusters or rows to the gathering area in different orders. I always figure you don't need to solve a problem that actually isn't one. Bev
On Oct 5, 2010 10:53 AM, "Renee" <[email protected]> wrote: 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 h... Arrange what pieces come your way. - Virginia Woolf _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] T... _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
