Finally, as many others have said, our first week is done. It feels good to have made it through the first week. I know for a fact I had been anticipating walking into the lecture hall and listening to a college professor for a really long time. Now that I've done that, I feel like I've adjusted to living the college life. It's given me a lot of insight to what to expect when I leave for college. The environment is great: the feeling of independence is the best since you can go to bed whenever you want, do your homework whenever you please and so on. Sitting in the lecture hall is one of the coolest things about this experience. I respect the professor a lot because you can tell that he's passionate about philosophy. The students in my discussion group are so excited to learn. It's obvious that they study and they want to understand what Plato really believes in. It's only been the first week and I've learned a lot. Now, I have to learn how to do laundry!
Signing off,
Lucina Parada
The 2017 Vanderbilt Cohort Has Been Selected
7 years ago
1 comment:
The feeling of independence is a great feeling, isn't it?
One of the problems associated with convicts that are let out of prison after serving a long stretch in a structured environment is that they're unsure of themselves when allowed to make decisions on their own.. There had always been someone to tell them when to go to bed, when to rise, when to eat, when to shower and so forth. Then, all of a sudden, they're thrust into the real world where they're given the independence and freedom to make those decisions on their own.
Young people like yourself are in a similar position living under the roofs of your parents and having to follow the rules they impose.
Part of the education that we, as older and wiser (and I write that while biting my cheek) adults is that we need to teach our youngins how to be responsible and independent young adults. We need to teach them in such a way that even while still living under our roofs and being responsible to us as adults, we can have the kind of faith and trust in them that allows us to give them their freedom and allow them to be independent.
Of course, that trust has to be earned. None of the parents of our Ivy League Connection students would allow their kids to go off like they have if they didn't have faith and trust that all of you were capable of being independent young adults. Of course, with that said, we still have a bail bondsman on retainer in case you slip up.
Have fun, Lucina, and keep writing.
By the way, put out the word: we need more photos--lots more. Words are fine but images tell a story (this coming from a photographer, of course).
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