Teaching without a/c

amother

Amber ↓

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 6:47 pm

It's hopefully only one more day like this. Don't think of it as a month. Take off one day tomorrow if you need. Neck fans, extra recess outside in the shade, lots of cold water. The temp is supposed to cool down a lot next week. The teachers lounge has some ac, take a turn bringing your class in there.

amother

↑ Daphne

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 6:47 pm

amother OP wrote:

I will ask, honestly I wonder if parents would even sponsor. I would chip in if money was the issue.

With this school? I doubt money is the issue lol
Money is the least of their issues

amother

Aquamarine ↓

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 6:50 pm

Why can't they use the window units from the bldg that's being renovated?

I heardsomeclasses (all?) Got ice cream, frozen waterbottles...
It's not a sustainable system

It's at times like these that I'm so grateful I'm not a school administrator

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 6:53 pm

amother Aquamarine wrote:

The city didn’t allow window units, the school has a bunch.
They did give out icecream and water bottles.
(They will have to provide replacement water bottles every day because the water fountains don’t work 😢)

amother

Tangerine

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 6:55 pm

amother Apricot wrote:

When I was in school in the 90's, we didn't have air conditioning in the classrooms.

My mother is a public school teacher and she does summer teaching too and the NYC Public Schools don’t have a/c.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 6:57 pm

amother Tangerine wrote:

My mother is a public school teacher and she does summer teaching too and the NYC Public Schools don’t have a/c.

Some people can handle heat better than others.. I would never lechachila take a job without ac because I know I don’t do well with heat

amother

Raspberry

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 8:18 pm

Can you wear a tichel instead of a sheitel and wet it throughout the day?

amother

Skyblue

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 8:20 pm

School without a/c is honestly horrifying. For both teachers and students. Not conducive to learning at all.

amother

↑ Aquamarine

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 8:21 pm

amother Honeysuckle wrote:

Which city is this school?

Not Lakewood LOL

Cookin4days

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 8:26 pm

Is there at least fans on?? Like big giant fans in each classroom

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 8:35 pm

Cookin4days wrote:

Is there at least fans on?? Like big giant fans in each classroom

We have fans, but they do next to nothing except circulate hot air when it’s really hot

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 8:35 pm

amother Honeysuckle wrote:

Which city is this school?

Cleveland

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 8:36 pm

amother Raspberry wrote:

Can you wear a tichel instead of a sheitel and wet it throughout the day?

Going to try that tomorrow, I tried today with a pony fall but definitely switching to a snood till it gets a lot cooler

amother

Maize

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 8:47 pm

I went to school 15 years and zero air conditioning and yes we had extremely hot days we had a fan and we all survived !! Everyone take fans and all is fine

amother

Clematis

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 9:22 pm

Brings back my BYHS years. No a/c and they didn't cancel school for heat

↑ doodlesmom

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 9:22 pm

Personally I find the best way to fight the heat is to be wet.
I always imagine if I’d be stuck without a/c I would just make my family wet by either keeping them in the bath, putting on wet clothing, keeping a wet paper towel on my forehead, or using mist spray bottles.

Hand fans when wet help more as well.

amother

↑ Lavender

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 9:23 pm

I had no ac in school growing up and I honestly don’t remember anything this bad. It was really bad.

↑ smss

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 9:26 pm

Guys I'm happy for all of you who had no a/c at your schools and were fine but OP is NOT fine! Different people have different levels of tolerance for heat. The fact that you were fine doesn't mean everyone will be!

(Also, it definitely gets hotter now than it did 20 years ago...)

amother

↑ Strawberry

Tue, Sep 05 2023, 10:26 pm

We had no AC in my home the past coupes days and I was going out of my mind. I guess I’m just spoiled.