I've found that not having furniture in my new space has allowed for quick readjustments and strong collaborative work. The students pictured have made their own large group work circles and have not strayed from these areas for over forty minutes. Just an observation.
It's true at times the room echoes as I have "take the stage" as-it-were. At the same time the loud work of collaboration takes place.
It's not the rows that matter, but what you're doing with the students in them.
Tom, nice thoughts on space, furniture, environment, and learning. Often it is the combination of emotional and physical climate that helps produce the optimal learning space. Brain friendly learning happens at the state of 'relaxed alertness'. I look forward to following your exploration of space, and learning, in all its forms.
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