| When I was in the fourth grade all of us
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| | melee that could erupt in the classroom.
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| children had those little kiddie sort of
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| | 3) The chair/desk combo (what is this
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| desks. You know the kind that's a chair
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| | thing's name?) encourages order. Why?
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| attached to a desk with screws so that
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| | Because there's limited desk space for
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| you have this sort of immovable chair
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| | disorder. In regular desks there's such
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| desk combination? Well, as I kid I always
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| | an expanse of desk space that you could
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| wondered why we had such inflexible desks
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| | have pencils going one way, papers going
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| in school in the first place when we were
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| | the other way, and still have enough room
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| all so accustomed to eating at tables
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| | to put your head down for a quick
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| that had movable chairs. I mean, why
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| | pre-lecture nap. In the chair/desk combo
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| force children to sit in such cramped,
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| | (seriously, what's this thing's name?)
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| fixed furniture? What guides the school
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| | the desk space is cut down by half,
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| district's decision in propagating such
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| | forcing you to choose between paper
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| stringent furniture? I thought about
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| | pencil space and nap space. I usually
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| these questions for awhile (because
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| | opted for nap space or let the paper
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| apparently I don't have a life) and I
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| | pencil space substitute as my nap place,
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| came up with a few reasons for such desk
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| | but you could just play around with it.
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| dispersion:
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| | But the lack of available spaces forces
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| 1) Fixed desks keep children fixed. In
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| | students to utilize the space that they
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| movable chairs children can move around
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| | do have more wisely.
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| readily and adjust their positions
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| | 4) There's really no fourth reason
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| frequently. Now that sounds like a good
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| | because I couldn't think of one.
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| thing, and it is. We don't want to take
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| | So what am I saying here? Am I
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| away a child's mobility. But the freedom
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| | encouraging the forced homogeneity of
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| to move can be a huge detriment as well,
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| | school furniture? Am I endorsing a
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| especially in elementary schools.
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| | stringent culture of immobility and
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| Teachers would have to put up with the
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| | inflexibly in the classroom? It seems
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| constant scooting the chair back and
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| | that way, but not at all. I'm not denying
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| scooting the chair forward. There's the
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| | that the chair/desk combo isn't a great
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| ever precarious urge that children have
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| | tool for the elementary school setting,
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| (don't we all) to lean back in their
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| | but I have to share an alarming fact with
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| chairs and risk their heads to cement
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| | you guys now: people are actually using
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| floors. Then there's the noise factor:
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| | the CD desk (that's what I'm going to
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| the constant squeaking of chair, the nose
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| | call it-new name!) in the college setting
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| that's generated from people constantly
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| | as well.
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| scooting their chairs back and forth, and
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| | Seriously. I'm fourteen years older,
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| the loud bang that occurs when Tiltee
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| | X-amount of pounds heavier, and
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| finally does crash to the floor. So
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| | two-and-a-half feet taller than I was in
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| having such inflexible chair forces kids
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| | the fourth grade, but I am in my fourth
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| to remain still. There's no scooting, no
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| | year of college and am still sitting in
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| squeaking, and no tilting, which means,
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| | chairs similar to the ones I had in the
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| ultimately, no falling.
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| | fourth grade. Is that not ridiculous? Are
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| 2) There's a certain homogeneity that
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| | you not as outraged and embittered as I
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| accompanies the chair/desk combination
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| | am? Okay, maybe outraged and embittered
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| that could be beneficial to the
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| | are too strong of words, but I am miffed
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| classroom. Have you ever noticed that
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| | about the whole situation I tell you. I'm
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| when you have desks that have removable
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| | tired of the inflexibility of the CD
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| chairs, all of the chairs are different
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| | desk. I want space to move around in. I
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| somehow? You have the one chair that has
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| | want, and desperately need, more leg
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| only three legs (probably the result of a
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| | room. I don't want to be fixed (in any
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| fateful tilting). You have the chair that
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| | kind of way). I want the freedom to scoot
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| squeaks unmercifully every time you move
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| | and squeak, and yes, the freedom to tilt
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| in. You have the chair that, no matter
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| | my chair oh so precariously. I want elbow
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| how much you try to balance, tilts at an
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| | room and nap space and the opportunity to
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| odd angle. And then you have that lone,
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| | nose-dive for any available lush,
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| plush, very comfortable-looking chair
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| | comfortable-looking chair.
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| that you have no idea where it came from,
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| | I'm 22 years old people, and I want a
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| but that everyone wants and fights over.
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| | movable desk. I want it! I want it! I
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| You've experienced this before right?
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| | want it! I want it! I want it! Hm. Hm.
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| Well in a school setting, the diversity
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| | Sorry about that. My outrage and
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| of the chairs could spell chaos as
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| | bitterness is showing. But in all honesty
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| nine-year olds throw pencil sharpeners
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| | people, I think it's safe to say that
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| and chalkboard erasers and nose-dive for
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| | most people (especially people over the
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| the lone plush chair or grow frustrated
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| | age of ten) would enjoy a little more
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| and hurl the squeaky chair out of the
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| | freedom and flexibility in their
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| window or somersault dangerously out of
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| | furniture. I know I do. The CD desk is
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| the ever-tilty chair. Okay, I know it's
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| | great for pre-pubescent kids who don't
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| never that bad, but I have seen a guy
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| | know any better. But for the rest of us,
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| throw a chalkboard eraser. But with the
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| | we know better. And we want better. We
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| chair/desk combination everyone would
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| | want it! We want it! We want it! We want
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| have the same desk and you would never
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| | it! We want it!
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| have to worry about the potential eraser
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