Faculty Retreat

To most students, a faculty retreat is a dream come true. Twelve complete days away from school and formal education in general. Of course, dreams can turn into earth-shattering nightmares when the 12 days of rest occur right before School Midterms. The responsible student would take the time to catch up on any work he/she has missed, and use the rest of the time to prepare for the six exams they will soon face. Despite the fact that we as students know what are expected of us, we see the 12 day faculty retreat as a mini-vacation. I'm sure most of us have left all of our books in our lockers, leaving behind what worry and responsibility we had. The consequences of our actions will appear hastily as progress reports are handed out on March 19. It is in misguided hope that we pray the faculty has learned much about empatyh and understanding in their trip to Rome. But until we as students learn the error of our ways, we can only dream of recieving forgiveness and compassion. They say hard work pays off after time, but procastination always pays off now.