Once the month of October is over, the only thing that is on a student’s mind is Thanksgiving break. But do we even consider Thanksgiving break a break anymore? Most students would say that it is not a break only for the simple fact that most professors assign work during this short amount of relaxation time.
As if assigning us homework was not enough, the amount of time that we get to spend with our friends and family does not seem that fair either. For those of you who may not know, Thanksgiving break was four days. In most cases, being home for four days seems like a tease. As soon as you start to relax it is time to pack up your things and make your way back to campus for another three stressful weeks until you have to pack up all your things again and head on home. What a drag, right?
“I’ve gotten used to the fact of having a short Thanksgiving break. The workload over break is different every year, but I’d definitely prefer to not have to worry about school while I’m home for a short period of time,” Christine Ingargiola, senior exercise science and health promotion major, said.
As a student here at Cabrini, it is only right that I am biased towards not having work during break and maybe even making break one or two days longer, but there are two sides to this story, and the other side is from a teacher’s perspective. From the Pope coming to Philadelphia, Dean’s Fall holiday and the threat attacks there were a lot of missed days this semester. So when we miss a class, that pushes everything back and we have to make up for those missed days.
Although it would be nice for students to not get work over Thanksgiving break, it is not realistic in some cases. Everyone would like a few days off from work, even the teachers. I think if teachers are able to give you a break from school work over Thanksgiving break then they will. But, if there is work that needs to be done, then we just have to suck it up and get it done. The end result here is to do well in our classes and graduate as soon as possible. So, while you were at home doing school work this Thanksgiving break, just keep in mind the bigger picture. It might make that school work a little less dreadful.
