The last few weeks, my Facebook feed has been full of kids going back to school. There is the obligatory first day of school photo, and many kids hold up a sign with a few facts about the child.
As I look through the photos, I do not miss going back to school. I do not miss the anxiety of having new classes, a new schedule, new kids to get to know…and then there is the stress of school work. There are constant assignments, projects and tests. The work never ended. It did not matter how carefully I planned my schedule, it was as if I could never get ahead—I never had time for a break.
Many people have wonderful memories of school. I do too. But I would take being an adult an adult any day. There is so much more freedom being an adult. If you do not like to wake up in the mornings, you can find a job which starts later in the day. If you do not like math, you can find a job in which computing numbers is not a requirement. Although there may be surprise tests and challenges as an adult, no studying is necessary. You either pass or fail and move on.
If my brain wants to give me a nightmare, it will dream of being in school. The early mornings, the rush to get to school, the constant questions asked by the teachers, pop quizzes, boring lectures and of course forgetting your locker combination or not being able to get your locker open. Whenever my brain reproduces these images from my school days, I wake up in panic. When I realize it was all a dream, I thank God I no longer have to go to school. I served my time. I am glad I am now free.
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