Tag: Studying

You’d think that the last real week of school before summer hits that kids would be stressing out and guess what? It’s as true as it ever was. I know that through my several years at De Anza College I have seen the parking lots be full the first two weeks of classes before the adds, drops, no shows, and just plain “I’ll just show up for the tests and paper deadlines” start to pile on. This parking lot holds a lot of good memories for me because of all the time spent taking naps, studying for tests, reading for a class, listening to music, talking on the phone, and heck even running into an old friend of mine and catching up on old times for a good ten minutes or so. I know for those that just dash out of here at noon or even earlier that they might not think much of what community college has provided for them but for me I’ve learned to become a much more knowledgeable person. It seems as if being in a community college allows you to speak up for yourself instead of being stuck in a lecture hall all day. I enjoy classes that hold depth, structure, respect, and also ones that serve a purpose to us as a society. It may be that you may not need geography one day but for me taking two geography courses has made me see that California is just a small part of what is a big world. We may not realize it but being in an environment like this allows us to see that there are many opportunities out there and interacting with everyone else is a plus. I realize that my time here is winding down and I just need two or three more courses to finish community college but for now I will just say thanks for the memories De Anza!