#i think the sensation of overheating in a field is burned into my brain forever. i can perfectly recall what it felt like | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

celepeace · 1 year ago

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Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but schools in hot climates should not be allowed to have extended outdoor activities in barren fields/paved lots with no shade (like PE classes) since kids 1. do not have the ability to monitor their wellbeing as effectively as an adult can and most of them won't know how to recognize symptoms of heat exhaustion/heat stroke in themselves and 2. literally are not allowed to leave when they feel uncomfortable and schools frequently don't allow kids to bring their own water bottles either. The amount of times I DEFINITELY got heat exhaustion as a kid in PE is likely up into the dozens and not a single time was I excused to go indoors to cool off. And that was before climate change started making summers ridiculously hot.

#my mom was like ''yeah you got sick going outside as a kid in the heat a lot''#... i have a chronic illness that makes thermoregulation harder for me. i'm lucky i didn't get actual heat stroke at any point #i remember being a kid being forced to do physical activity outside in the sun with 98% humidity and 90° weather #and frequently being so hot i felt physically ill. like nauseous and extreme fatigue and dizziness and my face would get really red #but i tried to push through it because no one ever let me just go inside to cool off when i was CLEARLY overheating #i think the sensation of overheating in a field is burned into my brain forever. i can perfectly recall what it felt like #also heat makes you aggressive so i frequently got in trouble for snapping at teachers and other kids

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