More than half of 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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Do you prefer to sit at a desk for 8-hours a day?! Then why do we ask kids with shorter attention spans to sit still all day? As a 5th-grade teacher that got rid of her desk in the first 6-months of teaching, I know that I am WAY more effective without it! I want that opportunity for my active bunch of growing 5th-graders.
Attention spans are at a rapid decline! Some reports claim that the average attention span has declined by 50% in the last decade! Some even reporting as low as 8 SECONDS! When this is out of our student's control, how do we require them to learn all of the increasing skills that are being required of them?! Answer: ENGAGE THEM
I would love to include engaging flexible seating options in my 5th-grade math and science classroom. Within the last year of teaching an active attention demanding bunch (that I love!), I have noticed HUGE differences in behavior and academic achievement when they have been allowed to get out from behind those uncomfortable desks and MOVE!
I am asking for a variety of different options to meet a larger range of needs. The options chosen are options that have been used and voted on by the current students I have. Currently, I am using fidget bands and very soon will be including ball chairs. We CAN'T wait! Please help us get our engagement on!
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Do you prefer to sit at a desk for 8-hours a day?! Then why do we ask kids with shorter attention spans to sit still all day? As a 5th-grade teacher that got rid of her desk in the first 6-months of teaching, I know that I am WAY more effective without it! I want that opportunity for my active bunch of growing 5th-graders.
Attention spans are at a rapid decline! Some reports claim that the average attention span has declined by 50% in the last decade! Some even reporting as low as 8 SECONDS! When this is out of our student's control, how do we require them to learn all of the increasing skills that are being required of them?! Answer: ENGAGE THEM
I would love to include engaging flexible seating options in my 5th-grade math and science classroom. Within the last year of teaching an active attention demanding bunch (that I love!), I have noticed HUGE differences in behavior and academic achievement when they have been allowed to get out from behind those uncomfortable desks and MOVE!
I am asking for a variety of different options to meet a larger range of needs. The options chosen are options that have been used and voted on by the current students I have. Currently, I am using fidget bands and very soon will be including ball chairs. We CAN'T wait! Please help us get our engagement on!