Beware of the Sitting Trap in Learning and Schooling

Autor/in	Breithecker, Dieter
Institution	Design Share, Minneapolis, MN.
Titel	Beware of the Sitting Trap in Learning and Schooling
Quelle	(2006), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Motion; Furniture; Paired Associate Learning; Hidden Curriculum; Human Factors Engineering; Physical Activity Level; Attention Deficit Disorders; Hyperactivity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewegungsablauf; Möbel; Heimlicher Lehrplan; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Hyperaktivität
Abstract	The author urges the reader to consider the vital role that ergonomic furniture design can have on the lives of our children in schools. He writes that Western civilizations include teaching how to sit still in their schools' "hidden curriculum." Most teachers seem to associate learning with quiet, disciplined sitting. "They are making concentration and cognitive attention dependent on physical inertness"-- The students' need for physical relaxation, signalized by fidgeting etc, is suppressed. "Movement is not desirable because it disturbs the class" -- Many adults still think the "ideal" student sits in class receptively, attentively and motorically passive. The article examines the positive effects of active-dynamic sitting on neurophysiologic parameters and argues that static-passive sitting has a long-term negative effect on a student's ability to concentrate. An "ergo-dynamic solution" is an important component of an "active" school. (Contains 1 figure, and 3 photos.) [This article is sponsored by VS America, Inc.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	DesignShare. 4937 Morgan Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409-2251. Tel: 612-929-6129; Tel: 612-929-3520; Web site: http://www.designshare.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10