I have been teaching high college math for the past 25 years. I started out teaching geography, although I abruptly found a home in the math department. I have been at the same college district for the last more than one decades & I have taught many children & their children as well. I like teaching high college math & I have consistently found the position to be harshly rewarding & challenging. Some of the challenges that I face each morning have nothing to do with teaching the children. For instance, the limit switch on the furnace was broken Last weekand the blower was running all morning. The classroom was harshly hot & uncomfortable. I spoke with the custodial engineer about the furnace problem. He advised myself and others that the issue was a concern with the limit switch, however he had to wait for the new area to be delivered. The youngsters & I opened many windows in the classroom so the heat could leave the room. It was tough to focus on teaching & math & I had to reschedule a test. It took three days for the custodial engineer to fix the furnace problem. I did not want the youngsters to get a bad grade because they were uncomfortable taking a test in those exhausting indoor air conditions. In the last 25 years, that is the first time I have ever encountered this type of concern & I’m blissful that the custodial engineer did fix the concern a couple of days later. It would be hard to spend all Winter time trying to teach when the furnace is running out of control.