Advantages and Disadvantages of Furniture in the Classroom

| * Age appropriate chairs and height of table. For example in year 3 the chairs and height of table are different of that to a year 6 classroom. * SEN are given the correct equipment to aid them

Furniture: Is all furniture inside the classroom in good repair and suitable for the size of the user. This will ensure that pupils are able to sit comfortable when working , maintain good postures and are not hunched over small tables. Permanent fixtures need to be taken into account, are they in good condition and securely fastened, eg cupboards, display boards, shelving. Hot surfaces such as radiators also need to be protected where necessary, to prevent the risk of burns to pupils.

Furniture and equipment should be flexible and open-ended. It should be easy to rearrange the room to respond to children’s needs and interests. Movable platforms, risers, large hollow blocks, movable tables, boxes, large pieces of fabric, clothespins, and other open-ended materials give children opportunities to arrange spaces to suit their needs. They enhance children’s imaginative play; provide opportunities for

As previously stated the buyers in the furniture manufacturing industry are furniture retailers. Therefore they will require furniture to continue business. There are no substitutes that provide the same use as furniture. In relation to the furniture industry as a whole, there are still very little substitutes to furniture aside from a higher use of closet space or unorthodox measures by consumers. An example of this would be one's choice to live without furniture, which in most cases is very unlikely. Furniture has become a household necessity and consumers have little or no desire to change their lifestyles by eliminating that need. Therefore the threat of substitutes to the furniture manufacturing industry is very low to the point where it is almost non-existent.

Social- the effects on the environment for manufacturing furniture products e.g. spillage concerns, deforestation etc. Online shopping is taking over so buyers can now compare prices and order online which makes it very hard to increase prices

The household wood furniture industry is healthy and growing. Total industry sales in 2007 were estimated to be $31 billion at manufactures prices. Three categories of furniture divide the industry. First upholstered furniture which makes up 50% of sales, Secondly wood furniture at 40% of the industry market share which has grown 2.5% in 2007 and is projected another 4% in 2008, this second category includes dining room and bedroom furniture. Third and last is the other category at 10% this includes ready to assemble and casual furniture. Haverwood has established themselves as a medium to high priced furniture company through 1,000 carefully selected high

5) Threat of substitutes is low, in comparison with technology that constantly evolves, furniture cannot be easily substituted. But its insignificant impact is fully neutralized by high competition problem.

Companies should invest in ergonomically correct furniture because it will earn them money in the long run. Workers will be sick less often, be more productive, be absent less and quit their job less often. Workers will be sick less because of less dust in the air around them and will be injured less because ergonomically correct furniture drastically lowers one’s risk of musculoskeletal and other injuries. They will be more productive because they are happier, healthier and not be fatigued or sore from incorrect posture or equipment. This will also lead to them calling in absent less as they enjoy work and are not injured or sick from the workspace. Finally, there will be less employ turnover because the employs will be happier and will love coming to work.

After a while of sitting students’ eyes begin to burn from the bright fluorescent lights on the ceiling. One also begins to realize that not only are their eyes hurting but their back is as well from sitting in the small desk. A small plastic chair with a board attached to the right side, that’s what students sit in. One immediately feels bad for left handed people because writing with one’s right hand on the narrow board is hard enough as it is. With the desks being so cramped together students can only stretch out their legs so far before they hit the desk in front of them or run the risk of tripping the professor pacing a small portion of the floor in the front of the classroom. It’s warm in the classroom and only getting warmer making things even more uncomfortable.

Read the Guillermo Furniture Scenario and review the Guillermo Furniture Data Sheets on the student website.

I figured being a furniture salesman would be a smooth, and easy job while I was studying for a degree in intelligence. I learned very quickly, that the area that I am currently in is not so friendly on the furniture market. People use furniture every day; when you wake up in your bed in the morning, sit at a table to have breakfast, or relax on the couch after a long day, it is scattered all over your house. In 2013, the furniture industry sold over $101 billion, making it one of the most popular, and best-selling commodities in the United States (U.S. Furniture Retail, n.d.). The market for this product can be a very interesting, and dependent market, especially in my area, Fort Myers, Florida (Southwest, Florida or SWFL).

Dorm room furniture is for your use so move it around to make it work best for both you and your roommates. Push your bed and desk against the wall to create an open area in the room. Put tall dressers or bureaus back to back to create a private alcove area for sleeping or as a changing room.

A problem that we as students of Huston-Tillotson University see on a daily basis is the current furnishings for the classrooms. The furnishings reflect the academic students of HT and in order to improve the campus in ways that are beneficial, this presentation will show positive ways to produce productive learning environment. This presentation will provide information to start implementing a modern look to the furniture beginning with the high activity areas of campus.

As described earlier, room 002 is a computer classroom that is heavily used by management and operations research majors. The computers in the room allow cadets to learn how to code, master excel spreadsheets, manage databases, and many other lessons. However, the room has become a dilapidated nightmare for students to properly learn in. The computers themselves accomplish the mission, but the environment these computers exist in are the true culprit. The first problem with the environment is the layout of the desks. Currently, the desks are designed so that the computer monitor rests below glass. This makes an extremely poor viewing angle for cadets to properly view the monitor. The second problem with the environment is the chairs. Nearly every classroom at the Academy has semi-comfortable rolling chairs that allow ease of movement. However, in room 002, the chairs are non rolling. This means that when the professor enters the room and cadets call “attention on deck”, the professor is greeted with a deafening roar of ten chairs sliding back. After the professor enters the room, the chairs continue to provide no reprieve from the noise. If a cadet wishes to use the restroom, they must noisily move their chair back, further distracting cadets from the lecture. The third problem with room 002 is the climate in the room. The room is always sweltering and the only relief is noisy

IKEA is considered to be a low cost, high quality producer in the furniture industry, therefore it is important to