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COVID-19 is a lot like being on a roller coaster ride in an amusement park. You do not know what to expect on the other side, but you know it is going to be fast and somewhat scary. It is also like being on a roller coaster ride wearing Vaseline-smeared eyeglasses. Everything is slightly out of focus. We cannot clearly see where we are headed or the exact path to follow on how to get there, especially when it comes to designing early childhood classrooms. With COVID-19, one of the biggest challenges in classroom design is figuring out how to establish physical distancing, while still maintaining a sense of normalcy for young children. The biggest problem, without a doubt, is classroom size. Even before COVID-19, the majority of early childhood classrooms were relatively tight quarters. Now, with new and ever-changing requirements for spreading children out, these spaces have become even more cramped. And, there is no telling when the next stomach-dropping dip in the roller coaster ride is coming.
Even though we may not get off the COVID-19 roller coaster anytime soon, there may be a way to wipe some of the ...