streda 23. marca 2016

Don't want to be here? Leave.

Forget the introduction, I am too irritated to keep any proper way of writing this post. After last
year´s scandal with expressing too much via FB status, I´ll try to be more diplomatic this time.

I do enjoy studying. Really I do. Maybe it is hard to imagine that someone actually likes studying in Slovakia, I mean we know the education system here is not the best. As I always say it is about trying to do things better.

My university is not perfect. But people who teach there (most of them) are really great, supportive and I see the effort to share the knowledge and their own experience. The value of their help and support is priceless. Sharing internship opportunity, sharing job opportunity, they even bring a professional for the class to teach us more. How great is that?

Unfortunately, not everyone sees it this way. Some students are not interested in studying at all, but
it´s for free so they have to try it. After the first year, they find out the school is not exactly what they expected. So. Do they quit? No. And here we go why am I sooo irritated.

Why would you continue in something you partially hate? Because your parents want it? Because it is for free? Because you are so bored and have nothing better to do with you leisure time?

YEEESSS.

Oh, maybe I forgot to mention that this article is written with a slight trace of disgust and hate, so if you can´t stand this or you answered to previous questions positively, stop reading NOW.

OK. Yesterday we had a morning class joined by professional from famous newspapers. Out of 18, students only 7 showed up. It is a shame. The whole lecture was for free, we could ask whatever we were curious about and there was a discussion too. I feel bad to be ashamed of something that is not my fault. The highlight of the awkward moments was when I followed the gaze of the lecturer to see my classmate was eating her breakfast..really loudly. I whispered: Get rid of it please.. and she said angrily: I haven't had my breakfast yet!

source:http://ww.buzzfeed.com/samstryker/things-college-students-say-and-what-they-really-meanw

The next thing is about the attitude. While we (students who actually want to be there) are sharing classes with students who don't care it is hard to focus. Almost every lecture starts with teacher asking: Where is the rest of you? Will they join us? Why are they missing? What happened?
Well, I guess I know. How would it sound if I said: They hate to study here sorry. So they skipped the class today and they are having fun in a pub instead of sitting here. I can't do that because it's none of my business.

Also, it is really uncomfortable when they are at school. They don't do assignments for classes so they are always unprepared and argue with teacher or moan how horrible this school is. It is so embarrassing to sit there and listen to that. It is impossible to ignore it. Another thing is when they eat during class,  fix their make-up during class, or comb each other hair. I am not kidding.

When the rare moment of interest comes it is the time when they comment on the political situation in our country or they say to our professor that she looks like a punker. Seriously.

The funniest thing is our dialog when I start to be really angry.
Me:Can you be quiet, please? You are interrupting everyone.
They: If you have problem leave.
Me: I am good, thank you. You leave.

And this goes on and on. Whose fault is this? Who is responsible for this mess? I won't judge anyone. I think the adult people should be responsible themselves.  The university should choose students properly. Is it laziness or old-fashioned of Slovak educational system?
Maybe more important is what are we doing (not) with our lives? In this little country full of possibilities. My only point is I am tired of this.

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