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Clever Teacher Puts Cycling Machines Under Her Students’ Desks To Get Them To Focus
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Clever Teacher Puts Cycling Machines Under Her Students’ Desks To Get Them To Focus

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Sitting through a whole hour-long class without fidgeting is tough. Especially when you’re a kid and that class is maths. Luckily, a math teacher from Wake County may have found a solution.

Bethany Lambeth has placed cycling machines under her students’ desks to get them to stop fidgeting and start focusing. “Before they were drumming on their desks, they were touching other people, they don’t do that anymore,” Lambeth said. “Their feet are getting the movement out. There has been a huge increase in the quality of our student’s work and a decrease in the amount of missing work.” The best part? The students are enjoying it! “It keeps me exercising and focused,” one student said. While another, who pedaled 5.5 miles and burned 133 calories before 10 a.m, said: “I’m a really energetic person, so this takes all my energy out.”

Each desk cycle costs around $150, but if it gets kids focused, it’s a small price to pay, right?

(h/t: distractify, wral)

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, that's quite an investment! I like the idea too. And now imagine if they're generating additional electricity for the school while pedalling - everybody wins.

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would love to see real studies about this method (before internet got too excited about it)

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But I'm sure the constant whirring of the wheels spinning would get pretty annoying

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, that's quite an investment! I like the idea too. And now imagine if they're generating additional electricity for the school while pedalling - everybody wins.

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would love to see real studies about this method (before internet got too excited about it)

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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But I'm sure the constant whirring of the wheels spinning would get pretty annoying

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