The Week of March 16th

Greetings and salutations, friends! It truly is another joyous week for the constantly-boiled college student. For it was the week of my birthday. That's right. As of this past Monday, I am officially 19. This is the age where my life is...actually, it's a bit plateaued. After all, it truly is a bit of a pointless age. When I was 16, there was the hype for driver's permits, followed by 17 for driver's licenses, followed by 18 for the adult transition. Now...well, nothing's changed. Just the number. But nevertheless, I'm still happy to be here.

Here, however, is a relative term. I'm happy to be on this planet, and in a safe environment. Yet, I can't help the feeling that I may not be able to keep this ecstatic feeling for much longer. For scheduling of my classes is coming up. And this is stressing me out. Because there is one major problem I have here at Eastern University. And so, my boiling begins...

You know what really boils my egg?

Core course curriculum. Without a doubt, this is my main problem with my institution. I went to college to further my education in programs that I was interested in. I did not go to college to attempt to re-live my high school years.

I have my faults. I have the subjects that, no matter how much I try to study or focus on, it does not matter to my mind. I simply can't grasp chemistry and mathematics. And these are the classes that are going to kill my GPA. Curriculum for certain majors have been hand-picked to accommodate a person in what they will be doing for the rest of their lives. These other courses that are forced upon students are just a hindrance to what they want to do.

Not to mention it is a sheer waste of money. I'm a secondary education major with a concentration in English, as well as a communications major. Where, in my field of learning, will I need to be well-versed in the ways of theology? Don't get me wrong, the field is interesting. But it is not my field. I intend on teaching with the morals that Christ taught, but I won't be teaching in-depth about it. Because that's not what I want to do with my life.

"But Steve," someone may incur, "there's many reasons these classes are here. Including the enhancement of knowledge in their own spirituality, and expanding their mind to think more broadly." This is true. However, I slightly disagree. To answer the first, I understand the need for spiritual growth. And this is why I don't have a true problem with the two Bible classes. But to be forced to take classes in justice and theology is a bit...too much. Especially since these classes are only adding to my student debt. And to answer the second...that is what high school is for. It's for getting the minds to be able think critically on a collegiate level. Now that I am here, on this level, they're still trying to do the same here. It's only adding on to the neverending stress-load that is my life.

Perhaps my opinion is not the same as yours. Perhaps, just perhaps, you may think that many, if not all, of the core courses are vital to my learning. If you feel this way, PLEASE comment me. I would love to hear your reasoning. So, with not much left on my mind to talk about, I end this, as always, with a quote:

"One of the great mind destroyers of college education is the belief that if it's very complex, it's very profound." -Dennis Prager