Classroom Layouts During my visit to Hamilton middle school I had a chance to look into some of the classroom in the language art and social studies classes. To my surprise all but one of the classes used what I would call the traditional layout where you have rolls of desk/table lined up like a eighteen count egg carton. Only one class which a language arts teacher who had her class layout in a U shape. Her reasoning for this was it make it very easy to get to students who needed help and she like the idea of having the students face each other during discussion and debates. I agree with this line of thinking where the students look at each others’ faces instead of the back of another student’s head plus when you transition to group discussion it’s as simple as having the inside roll of students turn their chairs side ways. The other teachers who use the standard layout all preferred the traditional method of delivering a lesson where they lead and the students follow so they want all eyes on them. It seem that classroom layout wasn’t a big concern and there focus was on delivery of the lesson. The teachers who’s rooms I visited had teaching experiences from as little as six years and up to seven years so I would image that they were not too worried about trying the various layouts we seen in text books and online.