Blog Assignment January 6th

The article on the new Metroplex classroom and it got me thinking about the positives an negatives to each classroom setup. While the "lounge-feeling" type of a classroom may promote a different study habit it also can lead to the students falling asleep or not focusing as well as a traditional classroom. In a traditional classroom, it could make it hard for a child to focus because of the rigid feeling or the uncomfortableness of it. I want to try and find the happy middle of the two in my classroom. I will have comfortable desks, but still have a homey feeling to the classroom with rugs, or couches, or blankets, and so on. I know that i learn better in a more homey type of environment and I think most people do their best learning when they find the medium between comfort and non-comfort.