The Third Teacher focuses on environments that kids learn best in. As the quote by Confucius states movement is one of the key ways in which kids learn. So, teachers and classrooms should not restrict movement.
Ergonomic furniture is one way to let kids have freedom in the classroom:
The current furniture in schools is bad for kids! This article says that 96% of students do not fit comfortably in their desks at school.
www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=871
To see some pictures of ergonomic furniture:
www.perch.ie
Movement:
This is a project written by a teacher that involves movement:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.euce.org%2Fassets%2Fdoc%2Feducation%2Flessonplans%2Fss_6-8_EU-Movement.pdf&rct=j&q=How%20much%20of%20a%20role%20does%20movement%20play%20in%20&ei=NFyWTOHZJYKfngfCiv2RBw&usg=AFQjCNFlbufADndA0D_a5gRA93eqNfaB6A
The blog of a teacher who believes that movement is great for kids. It shares many ways that movement can be incorporated:
http://sharinwithsharron.blogspot.com/
GOING ALONG WITH GOING GREEN!
Third Teacher constantly preaches about the effect of natural lighting inside schools. In chapter 3 Third Teacher makes the emphasis on the outdoor areas of schools. The 27. way to "transform teaching and learning" is to "Naturalize play spaces." Not only bringing the outdoors in but leaving the nature on the playgrounds outside. A few websites that support this are:
Another blog!!!!:
http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/2009/03/early-natural-playground-advocate-from.html
A kind of experimental website on natural playgrounds:
www.naturegrounds.org
Chapter 3 in a nutshell!
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