Inside the Sounds of Silence..

I'm at work...my other job at the photography studio. It's completely quiet in here because the rest of the world is at the Clemson game, including my boss. The song, "Hallelujah" as performed by Jeff Buckley is playing on Pandora, and that song is one of the most beautiful I've ever heard. In this moment, things seem perfect. In the stillness with just the sound of the lyrics, everything is just like it should be. Before this song came on, it was Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence," which is another song that just kind of makes me stop and take notice of the moment I am in. It makes me notice the tiny things I haven't even attended to until that small moment of everything which appears to be just right. Not that it will be when this moment is over. I have essays to grade...yes, YOUR essays. I only got 12 graded all day yesterday because I didn't feel well all day and I spent most of the day mopey and pitiful. I love teaching. It's such a fantastic job, but I hate the grading papers part of it. It means I have to be still, and I am really, really lousy at sitting still.

The song is ending. My moment inside of perfect will go away as soon as the next song starts, even if it's another good song. It's just that this was a moment, unmatched. Ugh! Even worse...not another song, but a commercial. A jolt back to reality.

Suggestions...

I would take suggestions if there is something in particular you would like to hear me talk/rant/vocalize about. Just leave me a comment with an idea. It just might be better than anything I could come up with to talk about. XOXO

One thing I don't understand at all is why students show up for class but they do not do any of their work. What's the point? Someone is paying for you to be here, right? Someone expects that you're attending classes in an effort to do well, pass, and move on, right? So why just come to class and do nothing? This aspect about students boggles my mind.

If you're attending class, then you should put in the effort to get the work completed. There's a chance you might actually be right! Succeed! There's no point to attend class for 15 weeks, just to have to retake the same class next semester.

Education is a gift. Treat is as such.