If I fall you're going down with me...
The thing about standing up for myself in college is that it has no impact upon anyone but myself. I say to myself, 'I'm here for ME, for MY education--why the hell am I writing a ten-page paper on the history of scenic painting from one source that isn't teaching me anything and that is IMPOSSIBLE to not be redundant?"
Mmhm yeah fuck that.
Except! The professor doesn't care. Yeah, I'm not here for the grade and I'm not here for the GPA, as long as I learn something, but all of that could directly influence a lot of stuff.
...I have six pages?
I'm not to the present yet, but I'm FRUSTRATED as hell because it's not a subject that I have a particular interest in, and like I said, there is ONE source available, and it's the text he gave us. It's not well written...actually here's a direct quote from it (this of course, is the worst-case scenario, and I haven't found anything like this since, but it says something about it):
"This latter form was more common in England, whereas the former style was common in Europe."
Uhhhhhh...
...Anyway.
I digress.
I am paraphrasing whole chapters of this book! And I don't have a choice...there is nothing else on the matter. It's just that simple.
I don't think it's fair, and I don't think it betters my education to write this paper in the least. It isn't intellectually challenging; I'm not coming to any conclusion.
I did write an extensive paper last week on whether the CIA's intervention in Afghanistan during the Soviet Revolution is directly linked to 9/11...THAT was interesting. It took a long time and a lot of effort, but I really enjoyed writing that. Actually, the final draft is due last week, so I'll post that for anyone who's interested in some enlightenment or giving much-appreciated feedback.
It's 1 am. I've heard from the rest of the class that they just aren't turning it in tomorrow...I don't know if that's an option, and I don't think he'll bend the rules even if no one turns in a paper, but I quit. It's a protest that may not go very far, but...
Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.
Except I kind of do. I just don't know how to go about dealing with it and standing up for my rights as a student. Not that it's THAT big of a deal.
Mmhm yeah fuck that.
Except! The professor doesn't care. Yeah, I'm not here for the grade and I'm not here for the GPA, as long as I learn something, but all of that could directly influence a lot of stuff.
...I have six pages?
I'm not to the present yet, but I'm FRUSTRATED as hell because it's not a subject that I have a particular interest in, and like I said, there is ONE source available, and it's the text he gave us. It's not well written...actually here's a direct quote from it (this of course, is the worst-case scenario, and I haven't found anything like this since, but it says something about it):
"This latter form was more common in England, whereas the former style was common in Europe."
Uhhhhhh...
...Anyway.
I digress.
I am paraphrasing whole chapters of this book! And I don't have a choice...there is nothing else on the matter. It's just that simple.
I don't think it's fair, and I don't think it betters my education to write this paper in the least. It isn't intellectually challenging; I'm not coming to any conclusion.
I did write an extensive paper last week on whether the CIA's intervention in Afghanistan during the Soviet Revolution is directly linked to 9/11...THAT was interesting. It took a long time and a lot of effort, but I really enjoyed writing that. Actually, the final draft is due last week, so I'll post that for anyone who's interested in some enlightenment or giving much-appreciated feedback.
It's 1 am. I've heard from the rest of the class that they just aren't turning it in tomorrow...I don't know if that's an option, and I don't think he'll bend the rules even if no one turns in a paper, but I quit. It's a protest that may not go very far, but...
Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.
Except I kind of do. I just don't know how to go about dealing with it and standing up for my rights as a student. Not that it's THAT big of a deal.