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Get in the Water!

This semester I have urged students to become engaged in their studies. The quote above comes from Mike Phelps swim coach, ie, if you want to become a great swimmer, exercise, running, lifting weights are all good but finally, the sooner you get in the water the better.

Our next assignments in Ethics (which were all on the original syllabus by the way) are on historic figures and contemporary ethical conflicts. Yet half the students had yet to pick an historic figure for their report.

Semper paratus, Always Prepared, the phrase is as old as the Roman Empire.  One should always have an 'after dinner' speech at ready. One never knows when the opportunity to perform or if you will 'show off' your talent will arise.

One might peruse history.com or biography.com on the net for ideas.

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2 responses to “Get in the Water!”

  1. Yovela Rico Avatar
    Yovela Rico

    It’s funny you mention this. I was just speaking with my husband about my deadlines for school compared to those for work. At work, I am always ahead of schedule and meet my deadlines far in advance. I usually complete a task when I get it and don’t think much about it. School however, is a different story. I’m always rushing to meet due dates and working late into the night. My husband brought up a good point. He said at work, a lot of people depend on me. At school, I am just depending on myself. I try my hardest at school to treat it as if a second job and to treat my professors as if they were my boss.

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  2. Dennis Elam Avatar
    Dennis Elam

    Have you heard the joke about contribution versus commitment?
    Well it’s like bacon add eggs.
    The chicken makes a contribution.
    The pig, however, is committed.
    School is a matter of embracing the projects ahead and staying one week ahead of what it due.

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