August 13, 2010
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First Impressions
At some point, I may end up setting this entry to "private".. but for now.... let me tell you about my first impressions.
I started "summer camp for new students" last week, and one of the first activities that they had us do was plant identification. My first thought was: "Oh. No."
I haven't had to identify plants since Biology AP in High School. And even then, I disliked it. Back then, I had the patience and capacity to memorize a hundred names of plants. Today, I can barely identify them by family - ok, ok, I probably know a few genera - but I definitely can't name them by species.
Ugh. I am so out of my element.
Why can't we do something more useful with our time and energy? I mean, you have a class of 170 bright, hard-working, and willing students. Why can't we do a clean-up project that will have a meaningful impact on the neighboring community? Why can't we put together a meeting for city officials? Place compost bins in every kitchen within our own school? Set up an electronics waste disposal event?
There's so much more we can do. Don't waste my time.
That said, I had fun meeting my fellow classmates.
Comments (9)
i'm relieved that you have feeling such sentiments! it'll be a horror if one day you stop questioning if the "meaningfulness" of the things we are asked to do..especially for a future leader of a society, this quality is so important that i just can't stress it enough. *hugs* that said, glad to hear you had fun with your classmates!
do you know why they had you do that?
u need to be a hippy flower girl!
play and have fun with the other kids!
@morningmoka - thanks!!
yes..it's good to question. but I'd feel more empowered if I could actually change things. this school is quite bureaucratic... nothing changes.
@CreativeMinority - Well.. I think it's for "bonding" / "networking" more than anything. But I think we can bond/network while doing other types of projects too...
@cbr600 - lol. admittedly, being social is quite difficult for me. but i'm trying my best.
i can only handling talking to so many people per day... :-p
@lilniteanngel - if you hold on to this mindset, i've every confidence that you will bring positive changes at some point - it doesn't have to be now or at school... perhaps when the opportunities arise or when you are in a position to make that happen.
don't lose this precious spirit of yours!!
@morningmoka - :) thanks for your encouragement!! you're so sweet!
heh yeah, i had a good amount of the periodic table memorized at one point. i still haven't really found a use for it!
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