In most classrooms, the teacher has a desk. Although most do not have the stereotypical apple placed on the corner from an endearing student, teacher’s desks are a typical part of any classroom scene – but should they be used during lessons?
There are certain practicalities that a desk affords – a place for your computer, somewhere you to put your coffee (in a sealed cup of course) and a dumping ground for any extra hand-outs that you copy and have no other home for.
Besides these practicalities, I would argue that your desk should not be used during lesson time. It may be controversial to say it, but teachers should not be sat behind their desks.
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