To respond id positive,
to react is negative.
- Zig Ziglar
inspire daily calendar Thu 16 Feb 2012
Students at Zion Lutheran School in Mayer, Minnesota, thought their principal was kidding when she proposed that they give up their classroom chairs and instead sit on marge rubber exercise balls.
"She kids with us a lot," said Kate Esser, a fourth-grader. "When we saw she was serious, we thought, 'Whoa, awesome.'"
Fidgety students of those with attention deficit disorder have an outlet for their excess energy. Concentration increases for everyone because of the noise reduction. And physical conditioning is improved because of the work involved in staying on top of the ball. Finally, the additional movements students make using balls instead of chairs burn off more calories, which could help combat an epidemic of obesity in children by making them more physically fit.
"The kids really enjoy them,"said teacher Jenny Borovsky. "They don't get in the way of teaching. So why not make learning fun?"
- Herón Márquez Estada, "Keeping Students on the Ball," October 27, 2007, www.startribune.com
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