It's always interesting at this very pleasant time of year how little we remember our feelings at the end of spring term, how tired and frustrated and upset we were with one another, and with the educational process in general, students and faculty alike.
Education is a process fraught with inherent conflict, internally and externally, or it isn't education.
It should come with a government health warning.
Warning: Participating in education can change your mind.
Changing your mind can be painful. Symptoms include but are not limited to headache, blurred vision, backache, perspiration, shivering, pallor, migraine headache, and feelings of inadequacy.
I'm always amused by the politically correct among us, even at Unity College, who seem to think that all life's activities should be pleasurable, especially academics.
But, student or teacher, if you don't occasionally have some of these symptoms, you're probably not doing it right.
Newsflash! Serious college is hard. Hard things take effort. Effort hurts your mind. They also require feedback and criticism, particularly self-criticism.
But then that's how your mind gets better.
Enjoy.
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