Students at standing desks at Vallecito Elementary in San Rafael.
(John Ramos/CBS)
[From article]
[From article]
In four of the school’s classrooms, chairs have been removed and students spend the day standing at their desks. Some parents, concerned about how sedentary kids have become, donated money
for the new desks.
[. . .]
The teachers are convinced. They say the kids are calmer and more attentive and parents say the children sleep better at night. What seemed at first like a kooky Marin County idea is having a real benefit.
“You know, you can roll your eyes all you want, but you need to come and see it,” Zink said.
for the new desks.[. . .]
The teachers are convinced. They say the kids are calmer and more attentive and parents say the children sleep better at night. What seemed at first like a kooky Marin County idea is having a real benefit.
“You know, you can roll your eyes all you want, but you need to come and see it,” Zink said.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/04/24/marin-county-elementary-school-adopts-standing-desks-students/
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