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Ms. Simon's Classroom
Oak Park Elementary School
Des Moines, IA
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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I want you to close your eyes and picture yourself at your favorite café or relaxing spot. You're there with your laptop in hand with emails to respond to and to-do list items to check off. You see bar seating, booths, and individual work stations. Where do you choose? Ah, that's right. You have choice!
Taking yourself back a few years (or more) to when you were in second grade. That's right. Remember those stiff chairs that left your bum asleep and your legs shifting to find comfort? Me, too! It was especially hard for friends who were fidgety. My dream of a classroom holds no desks. I even got rid of my own for the school year. My dream includes seated tables, standing tables, stools, and cushions galore!
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I want you to close your eyes and picture yourself at your favorite café or relaxing spot. You're there with your laptop in hand with emails to respond to and to-do list items to check off. You see bar seating, booths, and individual work stations. Where do you choose? Ah, that's right. You have choice!
Taking yourself back a few years (or more) to when you were in second grade. That's right. Remember those stiff chairs that left your bum asleep and your legs shifting to find comfort? Me, too! It was especially hard for friends who were fidgety. My dream of a classroom holds no desks. I even got rid of my own for the school year. My dream includes seated tables, standing tables, stools, and cushions galore!
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