So many creative seating arrangements are out there. Some are designed for classroom discipline and others are designed to stimulate creative sharing of ideas around the room. The problem is that in classes based on comprehensible input the kids can’t share creative ideas – all they can do is distract each other. They must be listening. So, after years of scheming, I have come full circle on this issue. In my mind a seating chart must be traditional in which all the kids are in rows and facing front. I don’t want my students being distracted by anything. Any little loss of focus impedes my work as a comprehension teacher.
