December 13, 2002 Student
News
Statesman Editorial:
Take Advantage of this Christmas Break
From the Utah Statesman
(12/6/02)
 It's
about time isn't it? Christmas Break will be here in about a
week; some students get to leave a bit earlier. It all depends
on finals. This is a well-deserved break.
Students have worked long hours and gotten through assignments,
exams, dissertations, SI's, labs and essays. Imagine each week,
every student on campus has one test, is in class for 150 minutes
and is currently taking 15 credits.
Do the math and one will see there is an approximate total
of 275,648 tests; 258,420 credits; and 689,120 hours of class.
Even if one subtracts one missed class for each student, that's
still a whopping 671,892 hours spent listening to lectures,
taking notes and yes, even a little flirting.
Here's the understatement of the semester: Students do a lot
of work.
So enjoy vacation. Don't let finals leave a sour taste to last
through Christmas Break. Next semester gives students the chance
to turn over the proverbial new leaf. They can start anew.
Make some goals to progress. College is meant to make students
stretch. Responding to the rigorous challenges of student life
causes students to learn and grow in ways they never knew they
could.
Here's another idea. Why not take a class next semester in
a completely different discipline? Think about it. One day,
some first-grader will ask how planes fly. An elementary education
major could benefit immensely from the course "Flight Principles."
Moreover, at least one course in business, history, nursing,
music, sociology, or even lactation of animals can make a person
more well-rounded. Don't fear courses from other disciplines,
embrace them. Make next semester really count toward learning.
By the Statesman Editorial Staff
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