The Durable Desk: An Element In The Ergonomics Of Learning

Students who are distracted tend to let their minds wander and do not concentrate on the lessons being taught. A new product on the market aims to eliminate the age-old distraction children may have in the classroom: the uncomfortable desk.  A new desk, the Durable Desk, has been carefully designed and constructed to conform to the ergonomic principles highlighted in a 2009 University of Florida study under the tutelage of Dr. Christian Cardenas-Lailhacar, Professor of the Dept. of Industrial and System Engineering.

Children spend a large part of their school days in the classroom, and yet the effect of the design of school furniture on their behavior and health has received comparatively little attention in the past.  The International Ergonomics Association defines ergonomics as the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system. In simple terms, ergonomics is concerned with the ‘fit’ between people and their technological tools and environments.  

The School of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK found in a recent study “that children showed a modest but significant improvement in on-task behavior and a marked change in sitting positions following the introduction of ergonomically designed furniture.”  It should also be mentioned that in addition to increased attention levels, incidences of back pain were also reduced in these children.

Add to these facts that The Durable Desk is produced with a new rotomolding manufacturing process, has a one-piece design and stands up exceptionally to wear-and-tear and you have an intelligent piece of school furniture that educators and administrators should be proud to have in their classrooms.

About the Durable Desk:

The Durable Desk is an affordably-priced, durable and functional elementary-school desk that is also ergonomic and recyclable.  Its award-winning design gives the school classrooms the fun look that children love while providing unmatched comfort and ergonomic advantage for children at a very low cost.

The Durable Desk is brought to you by, QProducts, LLC, a multinational organization dedicated to design, manufacture and commercialization of unique rotomolding products.   QProducts has the mission of taking ordinary products and improve them by applying the QProducts Innovation Method™ to create new functional and attractive products with 100% recyclable materials.

For more information about the Durable Desk, visit http://www.durabledesk.com/

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