Anonymous wrote:I have 4 kids.
2 HS kids at the dining room table.
2 elementary at the kitchen table.
That way I can monitor and make sure they're not playing video games on their laptops/IPADs instead of schoolwork.

Bedrooms are only for sleeping or reading- no electronics/phones/computers in there.

Your elementary kids have HW? My HS kids barely have HW.

I have 4 kids.
2 HS kids at the dining room table.
2 elementary at the kitchen table.
That way I can monitor and make sure they're not playing video games on their laptops/IPADs instead of schoolwork.

Bedrooms are only for sleeping or reading- no electronics/phones/computers in there.

My HS kid put her dresser under her loft so the desk could be out in the room. We put curtains under the loft, so all the storage gets crammed out of sight behind it.

We did this in MS so the curtain could be a neutral zoom background for virtual classes, and it worked out so well she kept it. Even had room for a comfy chair when she downsized the desk once she was back to in-person classes.

Dining room table or kitchen table usually. Has a desk in bedroom but keeps it pretty cluttered most of the time so it isn’t actually that useful for doing work. If he just has reading to do, he often does that in bed right before going to sleep.

They study in their rooms but a lot of the time they do their homework at the kitchen island or in the family room.

Anonymous wrote:We got an ergonomic desk and chair in each one of their rooms by the time they were in 3rd grade. Now we are thinking about moving desks to our second study, which is currently a guest room, but never gets used.

My older daughter spends all her time in her room. We never see her, so I want her to move her studies out, so she's not tempted to study instead of sleep like she does now.

Would love recs for ergonomic desk and chair

Mine does most homework at his desk, which is in his room. Now in high school, he will sometimes do it at the kitchen table for a change of scenery, but his desk is still the most common spot.

ES at the kitchen table
MS mix of kitchen table and their bedrooms
HS bedrooms

HS kids will not do homework at the kitchen table - only in their bedrooms. All 3 kids have nice desks, lamps, etc., and all 3 do their homework while in their beds!

I am not a fan of kitchen/open spaces...in the bedroom door shut no phone etc.

My kids all prefer to do their homework at our kitchen table or dining room tables rather than the desks in their bedrooms which is frustrating and mind boggling to me and so different from how I studied as a kid. But oh well. Different strokes for different folks.

Dining room table or desk. My 7th grader's desk and computer w/large external monitor are in a nook off our living room, with his back facing the living room. I can glance over and see what he's doing if I choose to, which is helpful because he is easily distracted by technology (aren't we all, says me who should be writing a report vs being on DCUM...).

Both my middle schoolers work at the dining table.

We have a den where our teens' computers are set up (docking station, printer) and they work there. When they are studying hard or needing to do work with a group, they work at the desk in their rooms.

11th grade - desk in bedroom
8th grade - desk in bedroom, couch or basement…he likes to mix things up.

The 11th grader has 3+ hours of work on weeknights and double that most weekend days. They need a quiet, dedicated space without distractions

We got an ergonomic desk and chair in each one of their rooms by the time they were in 3rd grade. Now we are thinking about moving desks to our second study, which is currently a guest room, but never gets used.

My older daughter spends all her time in her room. We never see her, so I want her to move her studies out, so she's not tempted to study instead of sleep like she does now.