Student Creativity Is Gone
I was reading through a bunch of admission essays the other night, as this is part of my job. I must say that I was getting extremely bored. It seems like no one has any creativity anymore and as I was reading, it seemed as though everyone was just droning on about the same things. I was really bored.
Every once in awhile, there was an application essay that was an enjoyable read. These were, however, very few and far between. These ones, I had to set off to the side and make sure that I wrote a good recommendation for them. At least the writing did not threaten to put me into a deep slumber.
We have a new thing this year at the college, where the student can submit an online essay, rather than sending one in. I am so thankful that I do not have to read these ones, as having to sit at the computer, bored out of my mind, would be way worse than sitting in my cozy recliner, bored out of my mind.
