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Strong yes! I still believe that students can be given the opportunities to make choices. As leaders in our classroom we can manipulate and lead our students to make choices using strategies and activities. 

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Strong yes! I still believe that students can be given the opportunities to make choices. As leaders in our classroom we can manipulate and lead our students to make choices using strategies and activities. 

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I still stand on yes, life is about choices and students need to learn NOW

That you can choose something in life a case in point you can choose to  sit with a friend, however if it is the wrong choice (seat) that is when you as the teacher and use it as a teaching tool about life and making choices.

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I give students a choice as to where they want to sit. However, if their behavior near a particular person distracts the two of them and/or others they need to be seate where they can experience optimal learning.

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*Students should not be able to make their own seating choices. Learning and teaching take place when there is peaceful and structured environment that is conducive to  learning.

*Students should not be able to choose their own seats because they will be off task if they were to sit next to their friends. THey wouldn't do their work, they'd be off task, and they would distract the class. Class distraction = low grades and it would effect the education of the students and no learning takes place.

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Stronger Yes! I believe that as leaders in the classroom their are a

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Stronger Yes! I believe that as leaders in the classroom their are a

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It really depends on my lesson . Students rarely sit for long periods of times in my class..

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I have always believed that students are human beings who should know where they are most comfortable learning. Some students are too shy to tell you they learn better at the front, while others learn better being out of everyone's line of sight. However....this is a utopian situation. Some children make the wrong choice, and when they do, the adult has to step in and adjust the seating arrangement.

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No, but at times it can be yes.  Students need that direction to help guide them.  Also students are helped by being grouped with a variety of levels and ideas.  At times students can benefit by choosing their own seating, but only when they have proven that they can make wise choices. 

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No, but at times it can be yes.  Students need that direction to help guide them.  Also students are helped by being grouped with a variety of levels and ideas.  At times students can benefit by choosing their own seating, but only when they have proven that they can make wise choices. 

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No,  still feel strongly that students should not choose their seat. They may choose 2 people they want to sit with and 1 they don't. That is where they are given the choice.

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No,  still feel strongly that students should not choose their seat. They may choose 2 people they want to sit with and 1 they don't. That is where they are given the choice.

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My view has not changed and Slag made a good point that not much learning/teaching (forgot exact words she used) would get done if students were able to choose.

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I'm still a maybe because I do seat my students a certain way so they are more focused. But I do allow some students choose where to sit because I trust them to make their own decisions (after they have been throughly vetted).

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I was originally a solid No, but having heard the argument about the importance of student choice, I have changed my viewpoint to "Maybe once or twice."  For instructional purposes, I remain a solid "No." However, during Preferred Activity Time, students can be allowed to choose who they sit by providing they can behave responsibly.

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Setting a welcoming environment truly creates a tone for any classroom and classroom teachers. From personal experience, it was truly ANNOYING when teachers would assign seat you before even given a chance to get acquainted, "Hi, my name is ________, I am excited to be in your class" Maybe not so much a welcoming feeling when you are TOLD where to seat. Too many cold memories of "you seat here, you don't talk, you seat in that row". I made a personal promise that I would always give my students the POWER to choose, but remind them that it's a privilege. The power of choice goes beyond the classroom in which student get a sense of self and their peers that they choose to seat by. Additionally, they gain real life experience how one's own actions and behaviors can influence outcomes, both positive and negative.

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I still believe students should have a choice in seating choice. There are so many times in their lives they do not have a choice. Making good choices is something that needs to be learned and practiced.