If The State Offered You Blueprints To Build A School In Your Community, Would You Take Them?

[Jenilynn]

The state of Indiana is often criticized for building more schools--and more expensive schools--than the rest of the nation on average. Also, school administrations are under fire for building "Taj Mahal" schools(blame Carmel, IN) that property taxes have to cover.As a solution, there is a proposal in the works for the state to create ready made, cost-effective facilities that any community could use for a proposed building project. So, would you take the state's offer, or would you want a unique design that reflects your community?

[Boynton]

Yes - especially if I had the right to make minor adjustments for improvement With limited budgets, it makes sense for school boards to set up reasonable design plans for schools.  And if they are going to standardize that design, one hopes that they  would use wise planners who have a knowledge of practical and productive school designs, appropriate to various age levels and population sizes, and that they would project population growth and design adequate structures.  This makes all the difference!  I'm sure you?d have to look at the actual design before making the decision.  Perhaps I have too much faith in the bureaucracy in saying that, but I think this plan could work, especially if minor adjustments could be made.  If designs lacked proper lighting upon construction, or if the school was designed for a special arts program or to support special education needs, it would need to have appropriate components to the facility.  The teachers and the teaching materials, of course, contribute to the overall success of the school, but without an adequate facility and a good learning environment, including desks, laboratories, study areas, classrooms, and well-lit, well-ventilated classrooms, the students can suffer.  Some classrooms are still trailers or are overcrowded.  So ready-made, cost effective facilities could be a great answer to the problem, as long as they are designed by those who have knowledge of how to build good learning environments in the first place!      Tigerpaws's Recommendations The Language of School Design: Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools Amazon List Price: $35.00 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 1 reviews) Designing the Sustainable School Amazon List Price: $60.00 Used from: $39.85 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 2 reviews) Tigerpaws 71 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Enrique]

Dana_L said: 2 Honestly, the kids here in parts of California still have portable trailers as class rooms. I would pay higher taxes so they could have things like heat and decent bathrooms in their school. Some schools are just deplorable. California could do well to do what Indiana has done for their children. 71 months ago

[Chancey]

BryroseA said: 3 I would kill for a portable trailer! My own AC unit, a window, and no noisy class next door. Ahhh...trailer... ;) 71 months ago