We learn design in schools, but sadly, the layout of most regular schools is not informed by design. Kind of a stretch but it reminds me of how barbers can't cut their own hair.
In an article in Slate, educator Ronald E. Bogle discusses how his opinions on school facilities changed drastically after he received a little design education. Beforehand, "I came up with many ideas, which in hindsight I now see were plenty flawed, about how we should approach [school] design," he writes. "There were few resources available to inform us. Too often, education leaders have not had much exposure to new ideas in design. The fallback position is to go with what you know."
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