The school year hasn't even started yet, and I hate my student desks. I was fully expecting normal square desks that I could line up in rows in classic cathedral seating, which I've been told over and over is the best and easiest way for a...
The school year hasn't even started yet, and I hate my student desks. I was fully expecting normal square desks that I could line up in rows in classic cathedral seating, which I've been told over and over is the best and easiest way for a first year teacher to deal with classroom management. Lo and behold, I go into my room for the first time ever this week and I see my worst nightmare waiting for me. I am a 7th grade English teacher, WHAT DO I NEED TRIANGLE-SHAPED WHITE BOARD DESKS FOR!? I'm kind of scared to ask admin if I can have different desks/if different desks are available because my principal kept talking about the desks. She is clearly very excited about them, so I'm worried that asking will reflect badly on me somehow. I legitimately cannot think of a single good usage for a whiteboard desk in an ELA classroom that isn't a once in an entire year usage!! For math, I can understand them, but for English? These just seem like the biggest inconvenience! I could deal with them being triangles if they didn't have WHITE BOARD TOPS!!! Am I overreacting? Does anyone have advice on how to handle this? The desks in question: Hertz Furniture Quick little edit: I've responded to a few comments, and I realize now this was a bigger deal in my head than it actually is. I wrote this after a very charged conversation with a friend and was clearly venting my frustration. Thank you for the helpful advice (and reality check lol)!! I am going to try my best to work with what I have! submitted by /u/anon-raccoon [link] [comments]
