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Historically, relatively few pupil-centric design principles were used in the construction of classrooms. In 19th century Britain, one of the few common considerations was to try and orient new buildings so the class windows faced north as much as possible, while avoiding west or southern facing windows, as in Britain northern light causes less glare. Desks were often arranged in columns and rows, with a teacher’s desk at the front, where he or she would stand and lecture the class. Little color was used for fear of distracting the children. During the 1950s and 1960s, fluorescent lighting was used in many classrooms. In classrooms today, while fluorescent lighting is still used, schools are including bigger windows to allow natural lighting to enter the room. Research shows, that the visual acuity of students can be affected by different types of fluorescent lighting. Visual acuity is defined as, the sharpness of vision or clarity of vision.