Give Me a Break - An Adventure into a Marianopolite's March "Break"

Friday, March 2^nd, 2012.

3:30 p.m. marks the end of my last midterm and the beginning of my March break. You’d think I’d be rushing out of the room singing “We are the Champions.” Instead, dazzled by the effects of the physics test, I’m not too sure what I’m doing or where I’m going. Test, drugs, all the same. They both make you hallucinate after taking them. I follow people out of the room but forgot my jacket at my desk. As I re-enter the classroom, a whiff of dense brain power hits my nose. Thank god it’s March break. Or should I say study break.

That’s right. Study break.

Teachers privilege these long breaks, thinking that students have more time to study and work on projects so they stack it up. English project, Spanish project, physiology project. Oh wait. That’s not enough. Let’s give them homework too, they say. English, Spanish, organic, gym (yes, gym courses in college give homework), physics homework. Oh wait, projects and assignments aren’t the same thing. Assignments are shorter than projects. Why not give students that too! English, organic, Spanish assignments.

Joy.

But! Teachers, do not be fooled. We, Marianopolites can do this. We just prefer spending endless hours playing Tetris or CityVille or in my case, watch uninteresting repetitive Korean dramas (addicting - even though the endings of each episode are so predictable). The problem is then time management and not the amount of projects, homework and assignments we receive.

I will be cramming it all Sunday night. 

Have a nice March break ^^