Gary, The answer to this question is "it depends". It depends on how your school approaches assigning classroom or labs. My school has me teaching in a long narrow room. The seats are only three rows but they are very long stretching from wall to wall. This means that the students setting in the 3-4 end seats on each side of the room cannot see the board or screen. My school does not care that this is not a good learning environment. What I do is to rearrange the room before the students arrive so the seats are in a horseshoe shape and all can see. The students appreciate that I care about them being able to see and that in spite of the difficult classroom I am striving to make it a positive place to learn. The result is that the students like the class, I have earned their respect and together we are moving forward in learning. I share this story to help you think about what adjustments you can make to make your classroom a learning center. Try to see the setting through the eyes of your students and then go from there. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.