Attention Professors
by Anonymous
It's spring.
I know you're excited about the material we need to cover today. You might be tempted to push past the scheduled break time each hour or forget to watch the clock all together because it's so interesting. You might ask us if we want to push through and finish earlier.
We'll say yes, but we don't mean it.
It just falls out of our mouths because we're crazy and we say it before really thinking about it. Maybe some of us really DO want to finish early, but that doesn't mean we're really "here" for the final sprint. We'd like to be, but it's not that simple. Regardless of our answer and intentions, pushing on will mean you've already lost us.
It's beautiful out and the classrooms are now a bit warmer, causing our eyelids to droop. We'll say silly things like, "Yes, please proceed" and we'll try to look like we're paying attention, but most of us are, instead, wondering:
I know you're excited about the material we need to cover today. You might be tempted to push past the scheduled break time each hour or forget to watch the clock all together because it's so interesting. You might ask us if we want to push through and finish earlier.
We'll say yes, but we don't mean it.
It just falls out of our mouths because we're crazy and we say it before really thinking about it. Maybe some of us really DO want to finish early, but that doesn't mean we're really "here" for the final sprint. We'd like to be, but it's not that simple. Regardless of our answer and intentions, pushing on will mean you've already lost us.
It's beautiful out and the classrooms are now a bit warmer, causing our eyelids to droop. We'll say silly things like, "Yes, please proceed" and we'll try to look like we're paying attention, but most of us are, instead, wondering:
- Who said yes first and caused this?
- Wait. All I heard was finish early. I think that promise was contingent upon staying focused until then.
- Ahhhh!
- Was this a good investment? Are we getting more/less break time by moving it all to the end?
- Which of my neighbors is as restless as I am and can I make eye contact with him/her for validation?
I would recommend sticking to the 50/10 rule of thumb...or even breaking it down to a 25/5 as the birds start to sing more loudly. We want to stick with you, but the Old Adam smells spring.
posted by Anonymous at 11:24 PM
2 Comments:
Ahhh, yes - and doesn't it smell delicious?
I always thought that classes should be moved from Gullixson to the basement of Bockman when spring hit, just to keep us focused. As if it would have done any good.
And of course I read this blog entry as I'm stuck in class and we're at the 1 hour and 40 minute mark without a break and it's sunny and 73 outside. Way to tell it like it is!
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