Overwhelming Chaos
In my Ancient Civilizations class today, everything fell apart. It might’ve been the substitute teacher, or the free seating. Either way, nothing was going productively, and I couldn’t focus. When kids have their freedom limited, they use every chance they have to take it back. Assigned seats hurt their ability to bond with who they want to. A lack of free time reduces their capacity to make their own choices. And strict directions diminish their skill to think outside the box and accomplish...