Can anyone really do everything?
It seems that we as students are increasingly expected to be able to balance larger amounts of activity into smaller windows of time. Practices and rehearsals for extra-curriculars conflict with outside-of-school activities (not to mention a job), and homework gets pushed back farther and farther. Everything demands that you make it your priority. Family and religious commitments are "not going to cut it," in the words of my friend Calvin's boss as he added an extra shift to Calvin's already busy schedule. With all of this, sleep is basically out of the question.
This seems so wrong to me. How can society expect us to be almost super-human in terms of our stamina and focus? We weren't made to be able to handle this, and shouldn't have to deal with it.
Your thoughts?
Nobody expects anyone to do everything. Even DipCans are only expected to undergo a highly rigorous curriculum in addition to at least two extracurricular activities. I have learned that attempting to have a job at this time in my life is out of the question, as I do want to be mentally sharp and prepared for college. I also need sleep (which is sometimes less necessary than other times) and even a few minutes to relax. I find time for everything but find it hard as I take too much time and get behind.
ReplyDeleteThere are no expectations other than to stay in school and use your talents to get an actual career someday. We can handle all we put our mind to. I think we are all just a little shocked at what the senior year holds in relation to last year (or any of the past 10 years).
I think that looking at how busy all of our schedules are as dipcans, just goes to show what kind of people we are. I dont think that other people expect us to take on these challenges, but rather, we expect ourselves to be a part of all of these different activities. For me, the better question would be, why do we expect so much of ourselves?
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