I want to take this time out right now and apologize to some of my teachers. Scholastic's have not been priority number one in the colorful collage that is my life due to a few reasons. First and foremost because I have been a bit under the weather lately. I contracted a terrible cold, one which reminded of my childhood because as kid I was sick often, and this cold did not allow for my attention to be focused on anything but getting better. A second reason is that quite frankly I have grown a little bit tired of the classes.
I do not mind Expository Writing because I enjoy writing and the professor just kind of lets us write about what we choose, and he is keeping me interested but as for my other classes, sadly this is not the case. Your homework has fallen into the annoying rank. Its not challenging in the way that if you try and apply yourself and get the assignment done, that you come out a better person and smarter. No, instead it is just tedious and annoying. Computers in Buisiness, you are too robotic, too mechanical, and too predictable. You have made Microsoft Office something I want to avoid for the rest of my life. I do not want to make cover sheets or presentations anymore. It is boring no matter how much you tell me how incredible the programs are. Speech class, I don't mind listening and learning, but making me act out a speech, not a fan. I am not a thespian and I don't really plan on becoming one. Sure its a chance to step out of myself. But I think myself is pretty cool. And as for accounting.-sigh-I am not going to get into it.
So I am sorry CIB, Speech, and accounting. You have all fallen short of my expectations. You are now a part of the mundane routine in which I associate my job. You still have time to redeem yourselves and I am a man who believes in giving chances. So I am still looking foward. Not to your homework assignments, but to your ability in putting excitement into education. I am sorry that I cannot get into the current material. I will make an effort but only on the condition that you all do the same. Tomorrow is a new day.
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I share your sentiments, so let me encourage you to hang in there, because this season of life will end. College is an endurance test, a necessary “evil” to advance to higher paying jobs.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you to an extent. While I enjoy the college atmosphere, I believe that a better system of teaching should be implemented. How many fucking times am I going to learn how to write a resume? Every semester I am taught a new way that diminishes the old... I don't get it. If I paid you to show me the right way last semester, why is it wrong now? Also, a balanced system of homework should be discussed. Why do some teachers give you adequate homework, while others pile it up so high that you can barely manage? Some changes need to be made, but sadly, I don't think they ever will. We're just students after all, what do we know?
ReplyDeleteI think we all experience college disillusionment, that stage where the education system seems petty and pathetic. You work through tons of pointless credit hours, and get a piece of paper, just so you can enter the maniacal hunt for jobs. Then when you have the job, you'll have to go through a ton of training anyway, and may find that most of what you "learned" doesn't apply, or is counterproductive. I'm already ready to go teach, but I have to learn endless more training, and sit through training courses that do not reflect my personal beliefs at all, because the system is changing and I'm going to have to be ready for it. And yet, I know I have gone through a bunch of classes that I learned nothing permanent from. I'd be learning more just being shoved into a classroom and learning from a practicing teacher as an aide. There's my two cents.
ReplyDeletei like how u put this. i feel the same way about school. it started about 2 semesters ago for me. it jus seems as if teacher dnt think about how to connect wit the students. you would think they've never been a student before. um sure they felt the same way and thats all the more reason they should be able to do a better job of entertaining and educating at the same time
ReplyDeleteA lot of school is not accomplishing it's task. Some classes are preparing me for the future career options out there but like you said most are just tedious and routine.
ReplyDeleteI am right here with you on your recent post. I am taking Accounting, Macro-Economics, and Pre-Calc aside from this course. I feel the same way, my homework has become a nightmare, I dread it everyday. Not becasue it is too much because really I am not lazy, they just make it seem so not interesting, but taxing... I too have hope, and maybe once you get more into your main major classes it will get better.
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