tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post1732825199010383107..comments2023-06-15T10:30:47.121-05:00Comments on Stories with Sophie: The Teacher DeskDeb Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00861392500601183208noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-63264523326224303762013-08-21T08:34:50.811-05:002013-08-21T08:34:50.811-05:00I'm like Leigh Anne, desk at the back of the r...I'm like Leigh Anne, desk at the back of the room & I'm rarely there. I went to a much smaller desk several years ago. It's a great spot for my piles, but it's funny when I'm alone working in my classroom, you'll find me at a student desk. And sometimes, when the students arrive, they have to ask me to move some piles off their desks!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-43122913906593648882013-08-20T21:34:48.440-05:002013-08-20T21:34:48.440-05:00I cannot imagine not having a desk in my room! Tha...I cannot imagine not having a desk in my room! That is my only safe and sane place in the classroom. Maybe sometime I'll think differently...Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804182901573280105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-15616429924733416752013-08-20T21:18:11.511-05:002013-08-20T21:18:11.511-05:00I love my desk, but mostly that's where, as yo...I love my desk, but mostly that's where, as you wrote, all the 'stuff' is, but it's now in my office of course. But in the classroom, it was in a corner & forced me to leave it. I was far away from everything, which is how I planned it, so I could move into the 'real' room of students at desks or tables. I usually, when going to confer, dragged a plastic little chair around. Even with older students, this put me 'below' them & was effective. And a little chair was easy to carry. Thanks for making this a big part of planning Deb. Nice always to hear from you.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-45319403645312475572013-08-20T18:01:09.328-05:002013-08-20T18:01:09.328-05:00My desk is at the back of my room and rarely is it...My desk is at the back of my room and rarely is it used....except for my piles! Where would my piles go?Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-78653096253306153242013-08-20T16:09:45.100-05:002013-08-20T16:09:45.100-05:00I think that this applies to other fields as well....I think that this applies to other fields as well. I always hate sitting behind a desk when I'm interacting with others. When I meet with clients at the Center of Hope, I want them to feel at ease when they explain their problems and needs, and not to feel intimidated with me behind of desk.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901374472056625859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-63600960932037440862013-08-20T12:29:34.658-05:002013-08-20T12:29:34.658-05:00You put it so well. It's not about a piece of ...You put it so well. It's not about a piece of furniture but more about interaction. I have been deskless for some years now. I like it. Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015645269607993268.post-47172586557952167732013-08-20T10:00:55.494-05:002013-08-20T10:00:55.494-05:00Exactly how I feel, Deb. I got rid of my desk year...Exactly how I feel, Deb. I got rid of my desk years ago, and I've always loved travelling around among my kids, being truly with them as opposed to behind a fortress, walling them off. Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.com