The Desk Buddy is attached to the fold-out arm of a lecture room chair using a clamp. This simply slots onto the existing desk arm and is then tightened.

That has been amazing.” Gladstone-Lamas said she was inspired to try flexible seating in her classroom a few years ago after using a yoga ball instead of a desk chair.

When students at one suburban Philadelphia school work diligently at their desks, they aren’t exactly sitting still. The fifth-graders at Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School learn while bouncing on ...

Some students shrugged. I continued, “We are going to get those super cool rolling chairs with desks!” hoping to latch them into excitement. I showed them a picture of the chairs. Then, to my shock, ...

Another student, Kevin Kent, said the ball makes it easier for him to concentrate and keeps his back from getting stiff. Now, he said, sitting in a chair is "weird, because you're all bent up." ...