During my first round of classroom observations I was only able to observe one classroom, but I definitely learned a lot from it. The desks in the classroom were all arranged in rows and all facing the front of the classroom and it made me reminisce about how I hated rows when I was in school. The students in this particular class were seen slouching in their desks, laying their head down, and not actively participating in class. There was no sort of classroom discussion and the students were forced to work independently (A. Ortiz, personal observation, September 27, 2016). After observations, I met up with a peer of mine and we discussed what we each observed. I mentioned how the students in the classroom I was in did not seem very motivated
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A student can easily become motivated or unmotivated depending on the arrangement of their desks. For example, during one of my classroom observations, I noticed that students who were seated in rows did not show as much engagement as the students who sat in groups working on a group scavenger hunt (A. Ortiz, personal observation, October 26, 2016). Different seating arrangements in the classroom have the power to determine how the student will act. For example, students who tend to sit in the front of the classroom are usually more receptive to questions, while the students who sit in the back tend to get more distracted (Wannarka & Ruhl, 2008). This proved to be true in one of the math classrooms that I observed. In that specific class, the teacher’s desk was at the front of the room, so the students in the back of the class were seen zoning out and not following along (A. Ortiz, personal observation, November 16, 2016). The success that students can have in the classroom is greatly affected by where the child may sit because “the physical arrangement of the classroom has the potential to encourage desirable behavior or contribute to students’ misbehavior” (Wannarka & Ruhl, 2008, p.89). For the benefit of the students, it is important for different seating arrangements to be considered because it can have a big affect on the students’ lives in the
A student can easily become motivated or unmotivated depending on the arrangement of their desks. For example, during one of my classroom observations, I noticed that students who were seated in rows did not show as much engagement as the students who sat in groups working on a group scavenger hunt (A. Ortiz, personal observation, October 26, 2016). Different seating arrangements in the classroom have the power to determine how the student will act. For example, students who tend to sit in the front of the classroom are usually more receptive to questions, while the students who sit in the back tend to get more distracted (Wannarka & Ruhl, 2008). This proved to be true in one of the math classrooms that I observed. In that specific class, the teacher’s desk was at the front of the room, so the students in the back of the class were seen zoning out and not following along (A. Ortiz, personal observation, November 16, 2016). The success that students can have in the classroom is greatly affected by where the child may sit because “the physical arrangement of the classroom has the potential to encourage desirable behavior or contribute to students’ misbehavior” (Wannarka & Ruhl, 2008, p.89). For the benefit of the students, it is important for different seating arrangements to be considered because it can have a big affect on the students’ lives in the