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Why I Like Windows that Open


It was warm today for November, in the mid-50s or higher.  The school building thinks it is heating, not cooling, season and cannot adjust to unseasonable weather.  The classrooms were uncomfortably warm, with no relief.  That, combined with a large number of illness-related absences, a low-blood sugar student pandemic, and my greater-than-usual fatigue made for a long day in front of the room.  There was no fresh air anywhere.  I was dying by degrees, day-dreaming of cold drinks and crisp November weather.  A low-energy, uncomfortable, unsatisfying day of teaching.

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This was written by David Randall. Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 9:50 pm. Filed under Teaching. Tagged . Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

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2 Comments

  1. Mike Curtin wrote:

    Try living in a dorm that shuts the A/C off and turns the heat on as soon as the calendar hits October! In fairness though, it couldn't be that difficult to just turn the heat in the building down, could it?

    Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 3:13 am | Permalink
  2. Tom Ivancic wrote:

    As I read back through this, it's a relieving thought that professors too have days that are just plain difficult to get through.

    Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 3:57 pm | Permalink

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