Math teacher, Ms. Coppinger states, “the pros to working out in the portables are that there is lots of sunlight and I have an actual classroom this year.” Ms. Coppinger did what is called “floating” last year where she did not have a one classroom to herself, she had to move from room to room as they became available. This benefit is important to remember because while these perks are valuable, there are also some cons such as, “there is no place to send disruptive students or even students with anxiety.” This is in contrast to working within the building where she could easily send misbehaving students to the hall where they wouldn’t be disruptive and she could keep an eye on them, while still being safe. Another benefit with the portables is more teachers are able to teach more classes allowing for more courses to be offered. Mr. Finnestead states, “The portables are not ideal. I hope they are only temporary.”
While teaching in the portables can be difficult, the students share their difficulties as well. Alicia King shares her opinion, “I find the portables are nice because you get a nice breath of fresh air, but it can also be very annoying because of the weather. It is almost always really cold or really hot on the way out to the portables.”