If graduating in four years is like leaving the party at 11pm (for the record, I finished in five), then graduating in one year is like totally missing the party because no one clued you in because you had 37 credit hours to handle. (37?)
I once took 19 credit hours in a semester in order to graduate when I wanted to. Worst. Semester. Ever (in terms of stress, anyway)! I managed to do all right, but had I taken a few credits less, I probably would have had a better semester GPA, but I can't go back in time now. I'm just glad I managed to eke out a 3.0, let alone get into the grad program of my choice (two years after graduating with my B.A.
In conclusion: Life's about the journey rather than the destination. Sure, it'd be neat to have finished college earlier than I did, but I felt like I learned more about myself along the way, and that's invaluable. Sure, you could be a genius and finish in a year, but what have you learned about yourself? How have you grown? Knowledge is, indeed power, but that includes intrapersonal knowledge.
(Also, the knowledge of experiencing an upside-down margarita. But that goes without saying.)
"The NEA claims $4.5 billion, and we all know their bias."
But of course. 'Cause you know, the NEA is only made up of, oh, I don't know...TEACHERS?
People who rag on the NEA tend to be people who know absolutely zero on the current state of the education system in America. To me, the problem, at the moment, is the federal government putting tons of pressure on state governments to do things their way ("My way or the highway", so to speak) without getting much input from teachers about their direction (aka, accountability and/or the No Child Left Behind program). I've read the NCLB leaflet, and while its goals are noble, its implementation in real-world terms is, well, sadly unrealistic.
If you want to improve the state of the schools, the first thing to do, before anything else, is to quit all this high-stakes testing nonsense and let the teachers, you know, teach. Granted, that's one small step, but every little step counts.
Over in Europe, Budweiser's known as "Bud", and over here, the Czech Budweiser, whose full name is Budweiser Budvar, is simply Budvar. I traveled there last spring, and while in Bratislava for a day, I had some of the Czech Budweiser. That, my friend, is the real Budweiser (and I say that coming from St. Louis, where Budweiser is truly king).
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If graduating in four years is like leaving the party at 11pm (for the record, I finished in five), then graduating in one year is like totally missing the party because no one clued you in because you had 37 credit hours to handle. (37?)
I once took 19 credit hours in a semester in order to graduate when I wanted to. Worst. Semester. Ever (in terms of stress, anyway)! I managed to do all right, but had I taken a few credits less, I probably would have had a better semester GPA, but I can't go back in time now. I'm just glad I managed to eke out a 3.0, let alone get into the grad program of my choice (two years after graduating with my B.A.
In conclusion: Life's about the journey rather than the destination. Sure, it'd be neat to have finished college earlier than I did, but I felt like I learned more about myself along the way, and that's invaluable. Sure, you could be a genius and finish in a year, but what have you learned about yourself? How have you grown? Knowledge is, indeed power, but that includes intrapersonal knowledge.
(Also, the knowledge of experiencing an upside-down margarita. But that goes without saying.)
Turn hay into weed?
Brilliant. Personally, though, I think "From Anakin to Vader: Bitch is Crazy!" would have worked as well.
"The NEA claims $4.5 billion, and we all know their bias."
But of course. 'Cause you know, the NEA is only made up of, oh, I don't know...TEACHERS?
People who rag on the NEA tend to be people who know absolutely zero on the current state of the education system in America. To me, the problem, at the moment, is the federal government putting tons of pressure on state governments to do things their way ("My way or the highway", so to speak) without getting much input from teachers about their direction (aka, accountability and/or the No Child Left Behind program). I've read the NCLB leaflet, and while its goals are noble, its implementation in real-world terms is, well, sadly unrealistic.
If you want to improve the state of the schools, the first thing to do, before anything else, is to quit all this high-stakes testing nonsense and let the teachers, you know, teach. Granted, that's one small step, but every little step counts.
Best. Username. Ever.
Over in Europe, Budweiser's known as "Bud", and over here, the Czech Budweiser, whose full name is Budweiser Budvar, is simply Budvar. I traveled there last spring, and while in Bratislava for a day, I had some of the Czech Budweiser. That, my friend, is the real Budweiser (and I say that coming from St. Louis, where Budweiser is truly king).
I wonder if Atari has any issues with Atari Teenage Riot...