School desk size

The school desk is not a removable companion of the student for several hours 5 days a week, so what her child's posture will directly depend on her choice. The workplace should be not only attractive, but also comfortable and functional, contribute to the normal learning process. In the case of the wrong choice of furniture, the consequences can be deplorable - impaired posture, problems with the spine, visual impairment. What is the optimal size of the school desk and what are the requirements for it?

Types of school desks

Many people mistakenly believe that school desks are practically no different from each other - in fact, each of them is designed for certain classes. There are student ordinary and special desks (for classrooms for drawing, drawing, foreign languages, chemistry, etc.). In the shops you can find 2 types of desks: 1-seater and 2-seater. Structurally, they are:

1. With a height-adjustable worktop that is adjustable, depending on the height of the student.
2. Unregulated, in which the inclination of the countertops and the overall height are unchanged.

For elementary classes desks are familiar, which are a monoblock construction - the table is combined with a bench. For young children, this is the best option that helps to maintain their health. But the best choice will be an orthopedic modern school desk, with which the posture will always be correct, since the tabletop is flexibly adjustable in height and also tilt.

Furniture Requirements

The school desk compliance standards were developed in the USSR decades ago, however, they cannot be called comfortable. In most cases, it is impossible to adjust the height of the desk and tabletops, which affects the convenience of the lesson - suitable for some children, for others the table is low or high, depending on growth. As for the requirements, the furniture must be in compliance:

• height and age of the child;
• features of the educational process;
• room area.

In addition, in the manufacture of training desks, only environmentally friendly materials should be used, they should be easy to clean and easy to use. The main conditions are presented in GOST 22046-02 - the furniture is mandatory certified, as evidenced by special documents. The service life of the table should not be less than 10 years.

Standard student table sizes

The height of the school desk is selected, depending on the height of the child, while the results of the studies suggest that the difference in sitting children of 10-15 cm in no way affects posture. For this reason, the graduated tables are divided into 5 groups with a difference of 15 cm in height so that you can choose the best option for each student:

1. A - table height 53-58 cm, allowable height - up to 130 cm.
2. B - table height 59-63 cm, allowable height - 130 - 145 cm.
3. B - table height 64-69 cm, permissible height - 145 - 160 cm.
4. G - table height 70-74 cm, allowable height - 160 -175 cm.
5. D - table height 75-82 cm, allowable height - over 175 cm.

Categories 1 and 2 are designed for primary classes, in the middle there should be tables from 3 to 5 categories, so that children with different stature should be equally comfortable to study. At the same time, the desks are arranged in ascending order - first the 3rd category, then a few 4 and at the end - 5. The most comfortable adjustable furniture is rarely seen at school, although it is the best option.

Regulatory Features

The basis for school desks is a metal frame (most often a profile pipe 25x25 with a wall thickness of 1.2 mm). The service life of furniture is significantly extended due to powder coating, which protects it from corrosion. The standard countertop is made of plywood 6-12 mm thick, chipboard or furniture board. In the latter case, a hypoallergenic colorless varnish is applied to the surface. Table matching criteria for a healthy and proper student placement:

• The distance between the knees and the bottom of the countertop should not impede movement. The optimal value is 10-15 cm.
• The elbows are on the same level as the tabletop, while the shoulders are straightened.
• Feet should be firmly on the floor while sitting. The angle between the thigh and lower leg is 90 degrees.
• During study, knees should not be stressed.

It should also be ensured that the edge of the school desk is flush with the lower chest of the child. In this regard, once again, the advantage is at the adjustable table - it can be most precisely adjusted to the individual characteristics of the student and change them as he grows up.

Correct posture

Sitting classes make up a large part of the curriculum, so you should pay maximum attention to proper seating at the table. During sitting, the child’s body is in unstable balance, while the position in which the muscular efforts to maintain it is minimal is less tiring. This is characteristic of a direct landing when the body is vertical, since the center of gravity is located above the fulcrum. Greater comfort is achieved by the possibility of transferring the center of gravity to a support, for example, to the back.

A correctly selected desk provides many additional amenities for the student. For example, he can comfortably place his forearms on a table and write - while he does not need to lean on or lean forward. In this case, the student will not be practically tired, because all efforts will be spent only on writing, since the hands do not perform a supporting function. The least tiring is also the direct location of the head - in the absence of its tilt, the neck and back are not tired. Inclined worktops are most attractive in terms of learning outcomes, since information that is perceived at right angles is best absorbed.

The abundance of offers on the market makes it possible to choose a desk for a student in many ways. In this case, he will not get tired, classes will be easier for him to give. In addition, as practice shows, studying at the table, in the choice of which the child took a direct part, is much more effective.