In classrooms across the U.S., students spend untold hours sitting at desks and tables working on their lessons or listening to their teachers. That lack of movement might not have been a concern years ago, when children's time away from school typically was spent outdoors playing and exercising. However, as children spend more time in front of a video screen than on a bail field, greater numbers of them are becoming overweight. The time they are tethered to their classroom chairs and desks only accentuates their sedentary habits, and the prolonged lack of body stimulation can make it harder for them to concentrate. The right kind of furnishings in a classroom will not by themselves turn a generation of inactive, out-of-shape students into physically fit health buffs, but schools can provide seats, desks and chairs that are better suited to keeping students' bodies active and their minds alert. In this article, the author suggests that school furnitures need to be flexible to accommodate students of all sizes. Furnishings that enable teachers to explore different methods of instruction can enhance a student's learning experience and provide more movement and stimulation than a day stuck in a desk and chair.