How does the position of working desks change the organization in classroom?

       In the first few years of work, I do a lot of experiments with work-desk layouts. As a first-year teacher, I initially used the general line principle. However, I was slightly uncomfortable in the classroom, mainly because as soon as I wanted the students to work in groups, the classroom reshuffle began. The process takes at least 5 minutes from a lesson only to organize in working groups. I know it's possible to introduce some good routine, and it would certainly work out more quickly in time, but I was a little too lazy for it.

        And that's how I found my solution, which led to other revelations. One day I decided to lay out all the classroom tables at five working stations where 4 to 6 pupils would sit at each. After that day, I have liked the station's idea, and the tables in my classroom have never stood anymore differently. Why?

         Here are my benefits: 

1. as needed, I can organize both individual and group work without changing the rhythm; 
2. when preparing laboratory work, I always know how many stations I will have to make materials; 
3. although pupils are allowed to sit freely, there will often be different levels of knowledge at the table, and pupils start efficiently helping the group members; 
4. within an hour, I can approach each group at least 2 or 3 times. If the pupils were sitting at 15 tables, it would take me a lot more effort; 
5. and most importantly! Working on deep-thinking tasks in such groups succeeded in achieving the best results! 

       Every time I go to my colleagues, who call sharing experience, my first question is what the position of the class will be. When I go into a class with a row layout, there is a little panic in me - can I do what I intended? But I understand - the goals of the lesson can be achieved in any circumstance - but working stations is a model where I feel the best.