In my last post, I spoke about Michael Wesch’s YouTube video, ‘From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able’. In the video, he creates a discussion with his students, looking into what it’s like to be a student today. I thought I’d come up with a few of my own responses…
My tutors use vocabulary that I don’t understand, so I just nod my head so as to appear like I knew exactly what they were talking about
My teeth are stained from all the coffee I drink
Earphones are a lifesaver
I wake up at 6.30am on Monday’s, Tuesday’s and Thursday’s to catch an 8.07am train so I can arrive on time for a 9.30am class
My HECS debt is constantly on my mind
It is week 5 and tutors have finally figured out my name
Everyone thinks I’m an overseas student
I stay home from classes if I know assignment’s aren’t due
I am assigned readings that I read over and over again and still have no idea what the paramount message or idea is
I have a collection of books from last year that I have paid for, but have never opened
I am not a member of any RMIT Clubs
I can’t be bothered reading emails about careers and internships
I complete group assignments via Facebook
I use my laptop and phone in class for things not pertaining to the class
In lectures and tutorials, I need to know the time so I can calculate how many minutes are remaining until I can leave
My program has no exams so I don’t study in my spare time
I get around 6 hours of sleep every night
I work in hospitality
I don’t know where my degree is going to take me in terms of a career outcome
I will develop arthritis in my fingers due to my technology consumption
I’m only proud to be a student when it comes to getting discounts
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(Well that was pretty… depressing wasn’t it?)