Being the Bad Guy/ Educational Responsibility
As much as I like to pretend I am a mean person, the truth is that I am not, and I hate to have to be the bad guy. I took a position of vice president of scholarship in my sorority, and basically my job is to be the person who tells people to get their act together...or else. Some people just don't care about their grades though.
I don't mind the telling part, I just dislike having to carry through with the "or else" part. I hoped that they would get their act together and I wouldn't have to, but sometimes people just don't care about anything but the present. In fact they probably know how much I hate enforcing "or else" options.
Now the thing I understand least about my whole situation is why somebody would come to college with no intention of actually learning something. Is it just because mommy or daddy pushed them into college, because it is the only way they will be successful (in the minds of the parents)? Or did society tell them that's what they needed to do? Even worse, did they think college was only about the partying?
Many parents barely scrape by because they want their children to have a good education and then the child throws the parents money out the window because they are unwilling to attend class or do the work. College is not meant for everybody, and it should not be required in order to get a good job. My mother has her associate's degree and was head of the alzheimer's wing of an assisted living home. She was an integral part of that facility, because she was trained through working rather than school. Looking at her I feel very proud because despite the fact that she says she doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, she values all people and understands their needs. That is a skill that she learned from living, and it didn't cost her 20,000 dollars a year.
If people would begin to understand the importance of their future as well as their present, many of the people capable of great things would actually achieve them rather than sitting and watching their life pass them by.
posted by Raena @ 4:48 PM
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It's called tough love. Although the love may not be of a personal nature, it is a love or caring for humankind in general. It's difficult to deal with the fact that not all people share those priorities and values, which are so logically apparent. It is even more difficult, if not impossible to control their actions. The old timers referred to this as "learning the hard way." As unfornate as it may seem, it is the only way some people will learn.
Sounds to me like you are doing your job well. I would only be concerned about you if you didn't have some negative feelings about enforcing the rules. Feelings may be hurt, but those who are reasonable will understand and ultimately benefit. Those who are unreasonable, refusing to take responsibility for their actions, probably aren't going to make it anyway...there's nothing more you can do!
hehehe you think college wasnt meant for me dont you?? i agree, i was just put here by destiny b/c SOMEONE had to put up with your crap freshman year! ;) lucky me!
-e$$$
E$, you weren't who I was talking about. And obviously you were meant to go to college, because really, who else would have put up with my crap?
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