During class, there are many aspects that students have to focus on. The teacher, the lesson, the time, and now, the temperature. When any new season rounds the corner, the school has to adjust so us students have a comfortable environment to work in, but this is not always guaranteed. With my time in class, there are always times where I find myself being too cold to type, being too hot to stay focused, and just overall feeling uncomfortable during my day.

I am not the only one who has noticed this, with many of my teachers experiencing the same effects and complaining about how their students have been falling asleep more throughout their day because of how warm their room has been. Teachers have resorted to buying their own fans or leaving their doors open in hopes that it will be able to cool down. This just causes more issues in the classroom when it comes to the amount of noise it creates. If it is too cold within a classroom, students and teachers are more prone to be more distracted by trying to become warmer by tucking their hands in their pocket or huddling within their seat to trap any sense of warmth. These all take away from interacting with the classroom environment or being able to do any physical motions.

Walking into school, I find it is always a gamble on if the school will be hot enough to hear the buzzing of a fan while the teacher tries to explain to me the history of semicolons or if it will be cold enough for me to discover the forgotten post-it notes in my pocket. I always feel a sense of dread when I have these options handed to me because I know that senioritis is not the only thing I will have to fight to keep motivated. School can already be a place for students and teachers to experience a busy or stressful day, so worrying about the temperature just creates one more burden that we have to deal with.

There are many reasons for these problems to occur like mechanical issues, money and the time it takes to be able to control the temperature of a building around 400,000 square feet.

The reasons for irregular temperature do not go unnoticed, but they are also problems that should be addressed to students and teachers. Students and teachers should know if they can expect colder or warmed conditions within the building, especially if there are functional or mechanical issues. If there are no functional issues, schools should prioritize a routine of temperature checks throughout each week to adhere to the predicted weather forecast. This will be able to ensure that students and teachers are able to prioritize their focus on their role within the school building.