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One problem that I face as an education major in college is time management. I believe that I do very well when it comes to managing my time properly. I am a full time college student, and for me that means a part time worker as well. Tuition, as everyone knows, is not cheap, especially not at Edgewood College. Since I am now paying for my schooling, saving and making money is essential. I wake up every day and go to class, and the second that I am done with class, I get in my car and go to work until about 6:00. Most people would tell me that I do not need a job in college. These people might not have to worry about paying for their own education. I think that working is a necessity, but it also pushes me to work harder than if I did not have a job. Some jobs in college give students an extra income; my job gives me this and also is the perfect job for my future career as a teacher. Managing this job in college will benefit me in the long run. I am back on campus by 6:30, and this is my time to do my homework. Yes, 6:30 is not too late to get done with work, but when I am bombarded with reading two chapters every night for every class, plus a load of math homework which takes at least 10 minutes a problem, time seems to run out quite fast. A solution that people might suggest is to do homework during my breaks between classes. This semester I have no long breaks between any of my classes, besides my 40 minute lunch break, at which I do get a few pages of reading done. Being an education major, practicums are required. The times that I do not have class or work during the school day, is when I have the time to fit in my 25 hours of classroom observations.
I find it ridiculous that education professors don’t understand this as much as they really should. I constantly find myself up until midnight just reading. The overload of homework and hours in a classroom is stressful. Sleep is something that I find myself never getting enough of anymore, mainly because of the hours and hours spent studying and doing homework. I understand that homework and studying is very important for my education and future career, but the busy work is what pushes us students to the maximum level of stress. I do believe that hours of studying are necessary in order to succeed, but something that I believe does not coincide with success is busy work of reading certain books, and receiving sheets and packets of homework just to give us something to do. If this is the teaching style that a particular professor prefers, then do it in a respectable amount. Overall, school should be hard and difficult, but the work load in addition to the other requirements become overwhelming for the students who have to work in order to pay for their schooling.
I find it ridiculous that education professors don’t understand this as much as they really should. I constantly find myself up until midnight just reading. The overload of homework and hours in a classroom is stressful. Sleep is something that I find myself never getting enough of anymore, mainly because of the hours and hours spent studying and doing homework. I understand that homework and studying is very important for my education and future career, but the busy work is what pushes us students to the maximum level of stress. I do believe that hours of studying are necessary in order to succeed, but something that I believe does not coincide with success is busy work of reading certain books, and receiving sheets and packets of homework just to give us something to do. If this is the teaching style that a particular professor prefers, then do it in a respectable amount. Overall, school should be hard and difficult, but the work load in addition to the other requirements become overwhelming for the students who have to work in order to pay for their schooling.
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