Francis, if the young man entered a JC he would have few complaints and prepare for the next step.
Bob
@Francis7 posted:When I hear stuff like this...
My bed sucks. - Standard
The food is terrible. - Standard
I hate sharing a bedroom/bathroom. - Standard
My professors are crazy. - Standard
I miss my girlfriend. - case specific
There's too many weirdos on campus. LOL welcome to the NE buddy, They are everywhere and typically celebrated on campus!
I'm too busy. - Standard
That could be 80% of the freshman at 80% of the schools. It's a universal reaction to being away from home and being in a dorm at college.
If that's not your experience, you're lucky.
It seems to me your son is pretty normal, the good news is they grow up, learn to deal with things and get an apartment next year! Probable biggest learning curve outside baseball is figuring out what crazy professors want to hear and telling them them that! Honesty wont help you get the grade just play the game.
@old_school posted:It seems to me your son is pretty normal, the good news is they grow up, learn to deal with things and get an apartment next year! Probable biggest learning curve outside baseball is figuring out what crazy professors want to hear and telling them them that! Honesty wont help you get the grade just play the game.
Freshman year my son had to write a paper on Occupy. He was in red state. His professor told the class if anyone tries to blame Reagan for todays problems he will call them out in class for being intellectually lazy.
My son went down to Occupy and interviewed people rather than just spouting uninformed opinions. In his paper he pointed out some legitimate complaints. But he stated in the big picture people should be self reliant and demonstrate personal responsibility. He was shocked when he got a D. He’s always been an excellent writer.
He was surprised when I told him professors don’t grade papers. Socialist TA’s who are about 5’7” 130 with ponytails and John Lennon glasses do the grading. He took his paper to the professor. His grade was changed to an A.
Occupy made me remember a personal story. April 1990 a 23 year old suited up professional steps out of the 2/3 at Wall Street right into an earth day celebration and is promptly pushed to the ground and screamed at for being a capitalist destroying the earth. 32 years later I still recall my confusion.
bad food is standard for sure but a bad bed is fixable at sons school. You can rent an oversized bed at sons school. Professors are all over the map from too much to work and hard graders to great educators. It’s all a mixed bag in my opinion.