1. Why are a growing number of teachers replacing classroom chairs with exercise stability balls?

2. How did the students interviewed for this article respond to using stability balls instead of chairs? What did they like or not like about the balls?

3. What problems might arise from the use of stability balls in the classroom, according to Fabio Camana of the American Council on Exercise?

4. Why do teachers who use them like the stability balls? (NOTE: The reporter did not provide information on whether there are teachers who tried using the balls, but then stopped, and their reason(s) for doing so.)

5. Do you think using exercise stability balls as a substitute for chairs is a good idea?  Explain your answer.

6. Should school districts pay for the exercise balls if teachers want to use them? Explain your answer.