1. STRETCH.
Let them stand, squat, lie down
and STRETCH...
in all sorts of ways.
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2. To many
“to school”
means
to sit.
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3. For years & years & years
schools looked like this.
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5. Looks like a factory,
doesn’t it?
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8. You’re thinking
schools have changed,
aren’t you?
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10. You’re right.
Schools do look a little different.
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12. Today
classrooms
are very
different,
aren’t they?
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13. Well, maybe not so different.
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14. “C’mon,” you say,
“You’re exaggerating.”
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15. Okay, so
the desks
aren’t always in rows.
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17. But it’s still
about the
desk...
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18. ...and sitting.
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20. Now you’re wondering
does a child have to sit to learn?
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21. Nope.
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22. We know children
can learn while they stand...
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23. And when they lie down.
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24. And every which way.
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25. And when they’re not
exactly...even...sitting.
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26. Yep,
even then.
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27. So why always insist
children sit at a desk?
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28. When
squatting
works?
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29. When
kneeling
does the trick?
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30. When children
have their own preferences?
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31. When some
don’t even want a desk?
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32. Because sitting at a desk
means control.
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33. We see control differently.
We see
control of movement
control of self
control of one’s future.
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34. STRETCHING.
We see children
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39. And we
like that.
A lot.
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40. Remember
the world is changing.
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41. MOVERS & SHAKERS
are not confined to desks.
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42. They’re
often
at tables.
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43. and working
in different ways from different places.
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45. Who will be ready?
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46. The ones who sit at desks all day?
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47. Or the
ones who
stand up?
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