W: The 'Get out of Jail' Free Card
Opinion on the Drop Deadline
Ashley Chang
Issue date: 11/11/09 Section: Column
Not allowing students to drop with a "W," with an exception to certain situations, will prevent students from making hasty decisions when registering for classes.
We will take the time to contemplate whether we truly need this particular class and if efforts will be made to complete it.
Dropping a class could no longer be used as a crutch when the going gets tough.
Allowing students to give up so easily is only a disservice to us. Teach us to work harder through our mistakes. Show us that putting in the effort, whether we have faltered in the past or not, will not come without reward in the end.
If all else fails and if students are not encouraged to work through their classes, knowing they will receive an "F" rather than a "W" will definitely get the motors running.
Yes, we are adults. Yes, we are capable of making our own decisions, but a little push towards a stronger work ethic will only empower students in the future.
We will know that giving up should be the last alternative. Students will see that accomplishing a task, such as passing a class that was once perceived as impossible, is a challenge that can be overcome.
Life does not give many "get out of jail free" cards. Success cannot be had with the luck of drawing the right "community chest" or through chance. Rather, it is done through hard work, determination, and most importantly, commitment.
In learning such skills now, regardless of the medium in which it is taught, students will learn the thrill of passing "GO" and the reward of a job well done.
We will take the time to contemplate whether we truly need this particular class and if efforts will be made to complete it.
Dropping a class could no longer be used as a crutch when the going gets tough.
Allowing students to give up so easily is only a disservice to us. Teach us to work harder through our mistakes. Show us that putting in the effort, whether we have faltered in the past or not, will not come without reward in the end.
If all else fails and if students are not encouraged to work through their classes, knowing they will receive an "F" rather than a "W" will definitely get the motors running.
Yes, we are adults. Yes, we are capable of making our own decisions, but a little push towards a stronger work ethic will only empower students in the future.
We will know that giving up should be the last alternative. Students will see that accomplishing a task, such as passing a class that was once perceived as impossible, is a challenge that can be overcome.
Life does not give many "get out of jail free" cards. Success cannot be had with the luck of drawing the right "community chest" or through chance. Rather, it is done through hard work, determination, and most importantly, commitment.
In learning such skills now, regardless of the medium in which it is taught, students will learn the thrill of passing "GO" and the reward of a job well done.
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