I'm officially tired of school already. Call me lazy or whatever other word you think fits...I simply do not feel like doing all this reading/work. I put too much pressure on myself to get good grades when I really don't care that much anymore. The way I look at it, we are not going to be given a test booklet on the first day of work and asked to "choose the BEST possible response." Nor will we be asked to "explain this issue in a 500 word essay." Why then, are we asked to do such things in school? The only way we will ever learn how to do our jobs is by actually learning what that job requires. The only way to do this is to be out there actually doing the work...not reading about it in some textbook. Don't get me wrong, I think that a lot of the stuff we learn in college is very interesting (necessary even). However, I believe that we should be able to take classes that only pertain to our majors/interests by the time we reach college. We should have the freedom to sign up for any classes that we want without having to worry about what general education credits we need. I'm sorry, but if you do not know basic math and english by the time you reach college...you are in trouble any way. The way I look at it, college students should be preparing for what they want to do in life and exploring their possible career interests...not worrying about what grade they are going to get on their next english essay. If it were up to me, nothing in college would be graded. The responsbile students who want to learn and succeed will still show up and do the work. They will get the same education without having to go through the stress that grades bring into the equation. If you think that many people would just choose not to do any work because it is no longer graded...I believe you are correct. However, these people will be discovered and weeded out when it comes time to finding employment. Employment should not be based on what grade you received in your college engineering class...it should be based on how well you can do the work once you become an engineer. Give people a chance to show what they can do without judging them based on a piece of paper that reads "transcript" Ok, I think I'm finished now. So who is with me?

Meh, school.
Our school gives us a "fall break". It consists of a "saturday, sunday, and monday"... And the busses run on break schedule. Not much of a break, if you ask me.
» ikimashokie on 2006-09-12 12:22:54

Can I join the club?? Please??
» little-b on 2006-09-12 01:49:58

Do I need an invite code?
» Silver-dot- on 2006-09-12 03:45:30

agree
babe i am with you 100% why should i worry about my bio class when i want to me a PR person. it all sounds silly. But you are cursed with wanting to do your best which is why you always get good grades. You said you won't try last year and pulled a 4.0....again. :-P
» GooseGirl on 2006-09-12 05:08:20

i'm with u
sometimes there are things that can be handled in ur "transcript"..not much to show what ur capable of..
» frostbitten on 2006-09-12 05:11:50

yeah.
yeah! that's all that i need to say.

cheers,
sank
» thaitanic on 2006-09-13 10:59:37

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