No Bare Walls

One thing that always bothered me in high school was how most of the teacher's did not take the time to decorate their classrooms. Bulletin boards and classroom walls seemed to be cold with solid colored cement blocks and the usual chalkboards. What happened to creativity in our schools? Are high school students not worthy of some color, a little construction paper, and cute decorative border? I can count on one hand the teachers I had in high school that kept their classrooms up and those with all honesty are the classrooms that I actually enjoyed learning in.
Students are there to learn and we, as teachers have the responsibility of making their learning environment as warm and inviting as possible. I personally intend to change my bulletin boards often and exhibit local artist's artwork on my cement walls to inspire the young mind's that spend hours upon hours in my classroom.