The horror of night classes
One of my editorial writing students at A&T is an Army Reservist who recently returned from a year's deployment in Iraq.
When she shared that fact with us during introductions last night, I surmised that such an experience must really change your perspective.
"I guess going to class and having to do assignments must seems like a piece of cake now?" I asked.
"Nah," she said. "I don't know too many things worse than a night class at 6:30 on a Thursday."
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Nah," she said. "I don't know too many things worse than a night class at 6:30 on a Thursday."
Kinda put a silence on any farleft, antiwar folks that may have been in the class, and what they think of the war in Iraq didn't it.
I'd hug that young lady. After I gave her a salute first of course.
Posted on January 13, 2006 8:04 PM
Oh, I don't know about all that ... she just doesn't like night classes.
Posted on January 13, 2006 8:32 PM
Some things are simply NOT political and should be held as sacrosanct in their non-red and non-blueness. Freud said, "Sometimes it's just a cigar." (paraphrased)
Posted on January 13, 2006 9:18 PM
Not all cigars are equal either. Some good, some bad, some a whole lot better than others.
Posted on January 14, 2006 10:15 AM
Please convey to her my thanks for her service to our country in a time of war.
Posted on January 14, 2006 5:00 PM
John, I'll convey your appreciation. She appears to be a very impressive young lady.
Posted on January 15, 2006 12:06 AM
Sue, I think you're right. The student wasn't taking any position on the war. She'd just prefer that the class be held at a more reasonable hour. Frankly, so do I.
Posted on January 15, 2006 12:10 AM
I, too, have taught many night (and all-day Saturday) classes. I attended some in college myself, too.
What I wonder is, why are students treating Thursdays as the new Fridays? Some colleges ahev all but given up ahving Friday classes! And, while I admire a brave reservist (although some may be in it for the supposed tuition benefits almost as much as for "patriotism"), it seems if one wants to learn, the hour of the day is not germane. Does she have children at home? A hisband who can't be apart from her one night a week (after months in Iraq, that might be the most romantic answer)? Does she work fulltime during the days at something other than school?
When will we see intellectual endeavors as equally as exciting and worthwhile as extracurricular activity. Hey, maybe that's what Pres. Bush thinks this is...
Posted on January 18, 2006 4:38 PM