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large pavilions with picnic tables, lighting, and fans works well and we should be building them all over our communities. They're cheap to build, keep everyon
by dpeck 6y ago
large pavilions with picnic tables, lighting, and fans works well and we should be building them all over our communities.
They're cheap to build, keep everyone dry, shaded, and reasonably cool. It's obviously not as good as air conditioning, but I've worked under them when on a camp staff in central Georgia during some extremely hot summers in the '90s (and the 90s/100s F) and it is tolerable for most people.
Brief research tells me the construction cost is generally under $25k which is a blip in most education budgets. As a bonus we have more outdoor community space when we manage to get past this.
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- dpeck 6y agoadded and out of the edit time: Even if these were only around existing school property and different classes used just morning or evening the kids could still get some instruction, the parents could have a brief break, and get food (and God forbid some other help for the kids at risk) for the children who need it. We'd be in a much better place than we are now thinking that young elementary kids can do virtual learning. This would go a long way with getting us through most/all autumn in much of the US.