Sometimes, I am sitting around at home, in my pink penguin pyjamas, half browsing the Internet, and half watching whatever is on TLC, and someone on Snark mentions the word “homework.”
I’m sure most people who are beyond the grasps of school see this word, and maybe feel relief at the lack of homework found in day-to-day “grown up,” life. Some may even feel a weak tinge of melancholy, thinking of carefree schooldays gone past.
Not I. I feel an intense flip flop feeling in my stomach, which can only be identified as the feeling one receives when one realizes just how much one truly misses something.
Now, I’ve missed people before, obviously. And I’ve missed things. But this thing seems.. different. This thing was something I often misplaced in school. In the case of mathematics, I used to rush doing this thing two minutes before class. Now, I miss it oh, so dreadfully!
Admittedly, I sometimes write essays for fun, or help others with their own school assignments. But… that doesn’t count! They don’t get graded! I want a grade! I need my work to be validated, and praised!
Did I ever tell you guys about the time, in English 30-1 (i.e. the highest level of English in the high school system) I got 100% on my essay comparing and contrasting Hamlet and Death of a Salesman — WITHOUT READING EITHER TEXT?! It was amazing! It was inspired! I want more chances to prove myself!!
Come sit my French exam for me.
I will admit that I do find some homework fun (I don’t really get set it these days though). English, History and Art homework is always great. Maths and French, however, never is.
I don’t miss homework, well because I just finished some right now but I understand how you feel about it. I love getting my work praised and graded, it makes me feel all fuzzy inside. If you ever need some homework, I’ll gladly give you mine :D!
I wish I could give you my homework — how would you feel about finding the molar mass, % composition, or molecular formula for a zillion different compounds?
I admit, I sometimes get in a homework-y mood, but the concept of having to do it ruins the experience.
That’s crazy. :P I’ve never missed homework and I never will. If you want to be productive in a school-y way start studying something. Then, write an essay. Submit the essay to a professional journal, so that it can be praised. Problem solved!
Thing is, what I want others to do for me, no one wants to do. Come do my Chemistry 30 homework for me, please. That feat with the essay without reading either text must be something inherited since I can’t seem to ever pull it off. It’s a shame really since I do awesomely (most of the time) on all my math tests without having touched the homework.
I can actually say that I know how you feel. I remember halfway through my last summer vacation, I was itching to go back to school. Give me homework instead of this melancholy! Of course, don’t forget about the evil TESTS (say, the one on power series, alternating series, and tests of convergence i have in calc TOMORROW)!!
You have a yahoo ID right? Just log in to “yahoo! answers” (answers.yahoo.com) and choose the homework help section.
I wasn’t particularly fond of homework, but I did spend an indecent amount of time on English and German essays… indecent, because my classes “profile” was Maths and Computer Science :P
I don’t think it’s weird, you just need something to fill your time, something constructive that is. I mean, writing essays is all fun and nice, but if it’s just so that you have some content for your blog, I guess it’s not much of a satisfaction.
Maybe join some contests, where there are deadlines… bah! Dunno really, I always plan on doing so much, but then when I get back fro work I only sleep. *sighs*
Oh, I believe me — I know the feeling! I finished college last semester and am currently idly waiting for my official graduation in May. Even though it came to a point where I felt burn out, I take it all back!
I want homework! Assignments! Critiques! Tests… I miss feeling like a bad-ass whenever a professor validated my arguments. I am a masochist, dammit! I miss college! *bawls loudly in a corner*
P.S. It feels good to admit these things! :P
I love homework, but then I prefer the internet more :P Homework is fun when I (like usual) top the class and get praised, but then there’s a lot of hard work and effort that comes with it.
I’ll give you homework Aisling! 100 words on why I’m awesome. I know, it’s only the tip of the iceberg but someone with your skills will manage
I still get ‘homework’ at university. Except it’s coursework and I have to plan when I’m going to do it, and it’s only validated weeks after when the project is finished. And the quality of it usually dictates if I’m going to graduate or not. Eep.
I miss stupid, easy homework too. Back when scraping by for being lazy didn’t matter :/
*coughabnormalcough*
Just kidding, but seriously, you should get a job doing stuff like that. Writing essays. You have a gift!
Oh, and any time you want to do my essays, just say the word.
Please to start writing my essay for me:
Why is Kinsey such a controversial figure? What were the main features of the Kinsey report on sexuality? How have recent historians come to understand and evaluate both the report and Kinsey himself?
2500 words, double spaced, with complete references in the APA style. Thanks. :P
You little oddball (: You should write all my essays.
btw, I love the layout, cuteness! Would you mind exchanging links?