We've seen great improvement in lighting design over the last 200 years, and we've certainly improved on Abe Lincoln's reading by firelight, but we've been stuck on these fluorescent models for decades now. Sometime over the summer break, we have been told that we will have new lighting installed throughout the building. The new LED lighting will be brighter and clearer than the old fluorescent models currently in our halls and classrooms.
Studies have long indicated that lighting affects learning and achievement, either increasing or decreasing the brain's ability to process data. Fluorescent lights bounce off of paper, books, and boards so harshly that it can cause double-digit deficits in student success. They also flicker, causing skin problems, migraines, headaches, eye strain, and anxiety. The new LED panels being installed at Cecil Floyd will give students just a little extra boost and make our school look so much better at the same time. They will also save the taxpayers from paying on an already high electric bill to keep us toasty in the winter and cool in the summer.
Of course, it might be easier to see the dust and grime, too.
Studies have long indicated that lighting affects learning and achievement, either increasing or decreasing the brain's ability to process data. Fluorescent lights bounce off of paper, books, and boards so harshly that it can cause double-digit deficits in student success. They also flicker, causing skin problems, migraines, headaches, eye strain, and anxiety. The new LED panels being installed at Cecil Floyd will give students just a little extra boost and make our school look so much better at the same time. They will also save the taxpayers from paying on an already high electric bill to keep us toasty in the winter and cool in the summer.
Of course, it might be easier to see the dust and grime, too.
