Minus desk – Recommended desk for school children

  • Based on the relationship between the desk and the chair, there are 3 types of desks
    • Plus desk
    • Zero desk
    • Minus desk
  • Plus desk
    • There is a gap between the edge of the desk the edge of the chair
    • The disadvantage of this type of arrangement is that the student has to lean forward to write on the desk
  • Zero desk
    • The edge of the desk is at the same level as that of the chair
  • Minus desk
    • The edge of the chair goes inside the edge of the desk
    • It is the recommended desk for use in schools
    • Advantage – easy to write on the desk, maintenance of good posture
    • Disadvantage – difficult to get up from the chair as the chair has to be pulled out before the student can stand
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