After reading Satie's post below, I got to thinking that: how much break do we really get?
I will never be one to complain about a week off of classes, and I know it makes a huge difference when you are heading to Florida or Cabo to get out of the
Let me explain a bit. I have a test and three papers due the week I get back to Madison. None of the work is too grueling, but work is work. I have decided not to worry one bit about any of it this week, but I can't imagine most people are on the same page as me. I just don't want to deal with the stress. However, think about the kids who are in Florida soaking in the sun all week, having a few sodas, and meeting a few friends. They will come back on a plane or long car ride exhausted. They may have the times of their lives, but is it really a break. To be honest, break is all about what you make it. I just feel like tests, papers, and projects are a little unfair to be assigned right away afterward. These are just my thoughts.
-Woey
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you! I’m not doing anything for break besides sitting at my house and working, but I still have a huge list of things I need to do for school. As much as I would have loved to go on a vacation for spring break, if I did go somewhere, I don’t know how I would deal with all the school work I need to do. Spring break isn’t really a vacation; it is just a break from going to class. Classes stop for a week, but the work never really ends.
ReplyDeleteExactly the way I look at it! I won't complain about having it, but it usually don't feel all that refreshed afterward.
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I completely agree Woey. Spring break is a time to relax and not worry about school work. It is very cruel of teachers or professors to have exams or papers due the week we get back. I had a paper due the day we got back from spring break. I feel like they are just trying to set you up for failure. I mean do you honestly think the students are going to do well on their paper when they have just had a week off? I wish professors would take this into perspective more because it does have an affect on our performance.
ReplyDeleteIt would be an understatement to say the work isn't cruel. Going to a top University, there is no slack work that really can be done. I don't know why teachers feel the need to load on the work over this "break". It is almost like they are setting us up for failure. I do know, that if I ever was a professor, i would definitely take into consideration the student's leisure time.
ReplyDeleteThat was exactly what I was getting at. Technically, we are accountable and do not have a choice. But I am not so sure that the whole thing is fair to us.
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