One cold winter Monday morning in 8th grade, my first-period class had to meet in the hallway outside the classroom. The reason? It was about 90°F (32°C) in th

One cold winter Monday morning in 8th grade, my first-period class had to meet in the hallway outside the classroom. The reason? It was about 90°F (32°C) in the classroom. On the previous Friday, one of the teachers turned the thermostat dial up as far as it would go. Presumably they intended to turn it down later but forgot.