So, I have decided that I am going to try and give them a slightly larger role in the classroom management area. This week I decided that I really did HATE my room arrangement. Straight rows really are last century and they stifle the students' ability to work together and collaborate. With both of those things in mind, I have decided to let students attempt to come up with a room arrangement (not to be confused with a seating chart). Some of them that I have previewed are a bit whimsical. One student went so far as to create a design for the desks in the shape of an R (the initial of my last name). While I appreciate the sentiment, it wouldn't be a realistic design.
The design has to suggest cooperation, collaboration, and an attempt to be equitable to all students in the class. I'm going to finish reviewing submissions today and, hopefully, one will stand out. Making seating charts is a PAIN, but I do accept, and believe, that they are necessary, especially at the 6th grade level.
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