Well, friends;Reading Week begins on Feb 18th. Which makes next week - the week before Reading Week - probably the most stressful time of the academic year.
I've been musing about why profs seem hellbent on assigning everything the week before Reading Week. (Yes, I think that seminary profs can be hell bent.) One friend posited that it was so that profs could mark during Reading Week. So, why not call it "Marking Week"?
Another friend suggested it's done because no one uses Reading Week to actually READ or be productive (wherein "Going forth and multiplying" does not qualify as being productive). So, if students aren't going to study, during Reading Week, why not have assignments due the week before.
In a programme which involves practicums, field placements, and chapel team assignments which often run concurrently to academics I would contend that the current method is neither productive, nor does it provide training in good time management skills (as I sit blogging - the irony is not lost folks).
When all kvetching is said and done - I must tip my hat to my friend M. While I hunker under a part time work load (two credits plus a bit of a third which is a carry over), as well as a part time field placement, my good pal M is taking SIX credits, plus student council stuff. For a lady who is pretty much 30 yrs older than I - I am impressed!!!! CHEERS!!
