Flexible Seating

WHAT IS FLEXIBLE SEATING? I define it as giving students responsible freedom to sit around the room in a comfortable seat of choice. According to some of my students, flexible seating is: “Something for responsible people. It is a special privilege. Flexible seats are places to sit around the room.” –MARK, GRADE 3 “Seats that you…

A few years ago I began noticing the term flexible seating popping up all over. My teacher friends were talking about it and articles about it were appearing on blogs and social media accounts I follow. I was incredibly intrigued by this concept and found myself researching it to learn more. While I immediately recognized…