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[twavelingteacher]

Hi,
How is your heating situation in your school? My school doesn't turn the heat on usually unless it's under 40 degrees or so. My classroom has a small little heater in it that barely keeps my legs warm; it does not have heat pumped in. All other classrooms have either heat pumped in on cold days or bigger oil heaters.
At times I get so cold I have a hard time. My nose, fingers, and toes are cold all day long.

Why they put me in a cold classroom all day makes no sense to me. At times I feel like I am being treated rudely. I just don't know if this is normal. And to me the cold kids deserve a little heat. They shiver too.

[Bibbitybop]

That sucks, especially if you are the only one without regular heat. You could invest in your own heater (and watch that bastard like a hawk!) or simply wear even more clothing. If you leave the school, mention to them at the end that one reason is the heating factor. They may not realize the day-to-day chill factor adds up in how you rate your school.

[boyne11]

[renzobenzo1]

I have had a nightmare with heating issue over the last month.
My office is extremely cold and there is a cut-out part of the wall that connects to the other room which makes it even colder.
At first they tried to tell me I couldn't have the heater on so I told them I was cold and finally they agreed.
The big heating vents in the roof are cold at times for some reason and my one takes a long time to heat up.
I did have another heater next to me but they took it away because they said it was 'broken'. Funny how it was working perfectly one day then they took it out of my office.
So on Friday I took my own heater to school. It doesn't give off much heat but I am very worried abotu my health in that room so any extra heat is a plus.
To give you an indication of how cold it is I sit in there with gloves on and many layers and can still be cold.

[chachee99]

my classroom is freezing too. Often I teach with my jacket on.

[PGF]

Publis school is awesome.

[SirFink]

There were days when I would have preferred an un-heated classroom to the kerosene heater that cranked out toxic fumes all day.

[moosehead]

[PGF]

[twavelingteacher]

I'm usually a really patient person, but I got so cold last week I wore my tennis shoes in the classroom, instead of the socks and sandals. This caused a big sitr. I said that I was tired of being cold all the time. I feel sorry for the students. It makes no sense to me that the schools are so cold. Why don't the parents complain?

[cruisemonkey]

My school is great. While it was built in 1942, it has new, heaters/air con. units recessed into the ceiling of each classroom and the staff room. Of course , the hallways/stairwells are freezing (or sweltering)... but who cares?

[twg]

It is a near universal here that neither the heat nor the air conditioner will go on unless the temperatures are extreme and the foreign staff are in danger of rioting.

[yingwenlaoshi]

[oldfatfarang]

I have two large ceiling air-con / heaters in my classroom. When I get to work I set them at 28 (for 30 mins) - then I turn them down to about 24. I teach at 20 deg c.

You should just go home if you have no heating. You're not paid to get sick.

[eamo]

Ajeossi's think it's very prudent to save gas by not turning on heating. It's a macho thing. Just insist that they turn it on.

Try this tactic........."You know, we Westerners aren't as strong as Koreans about cold. We really need heating. We're weak like that"..........Korean boss will love that and probably turn on the heating.