Schools in California are now converting their classrooms from conventional desks to "Stand Ups".
http://www.stand2learn.com/
The claim is that having students stand instead of sit improves their health and the learning process. However, this seems to be a sneaky and underhanded way to relieve school overcrowding by simply removing desks to free up floor space. If more students can be crammed into existing classrooms, politicians won't have to spend $$$ to build new schools.
It's the exact same thing that's being done to relieve crowding on mass transit by removing seats from buses and trains. In addition to seatless schools and transit, cities are building "micro-apartments" of only 100 square feet.
Standing desks, seatless buses and trains, and micro-apartments are yet a noxious sign that the U.S. is being turned into "cattle car" society
http://www.stand2learn.com/
The claim is that having students stand instead of sit improves their health and the learning process. However, this seems to be a sneaky and underhanded way to relieve school overcrowding by simply removing desks to free up floor space. If more students can be crammed into existing classrooms, politicians won't have to spend $$$ to build new schools.
It's the exact same thing that's being done to relieve crowding on mass transit by removing seats from buses and trains. In addition to seatless schools and transit, cities are building "micro-apartments" of only 100 square feet.
Standing desks, seatless buses and trains, and micro-apartments are yet a noxious sign that the U.S. is being turned into "cattle car" society