The document discusses how traditional classroom spaces may not adequately prepare students for 21st century workplaces. It questions whether deep thinking is possible when students are uncomfortable and argues classrooms should provide more comfort like modern workplaces to better support learning. The document uses examples of mortgage banks to illustrate how workplaces now emphasize comfort over traditional school designs.

1. Teaching Spaces
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Learning Spaces
Ira David Socol and Pamela R. Moran

4. Why not comfort?
Consider Maslow’s Pyramid:

5. Why not comfort?
Is deep thinking possible…

6. Why not comfort?
…when you are uncomfortable?

7. Why not comfort?
How does your classroom…

8. 21st Century Workplaces
Why not comfort?
…prepare your kids…

9. Quicken Loans (Mortgage Bank)
Detroit, Michigan
Why not comfort?
…for this century?