Desk arrangement

One aspect of teaching I never really thought of till I tried it, was desk arrangement. In my 6th grade class room, we redid our seating chart every two weeks. When I first came in, they were in groups of five. I decided for my first seating chart, I would try rows out instead. The classroom wasn't huge and the rows didn't last long. After the first week, we went back to groups of 5. It seemed weird to me that groups worked better than desks because it's the same number of desks, but the groups allowed me to wonder the room so much more freely. So in my future classroom, I will be a full supporter or groups.