Here's a quick bit of an article for those of the college grads who will be returning home.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
From the issue dated May 22, 2009
JUST ASKING
Verses of Economy
By STEVE KOLOWICH
Poetry is all about economy. Words are used with precision and thrift. But not all poetry is about economics. In fact, almost none of it is, and that is a tragedy, says Stephen T. Ziliak, an economics professor at Roosevelt University. "An economics without poetry" he says, "is an economics that is blind."
To supplement their studies, Mr. Ziliak encourages his economics students to compose haiku, the Japanese poetry that consists of three lines of verse in a 5-7-5 syllabic order. He assigns haiku challenges for bonus points on exams, and even holds haiku workshops as part of a course on rhetoric in economics.
Q: Mom and Dad, I'm home!
The job market is nasty —
Where is my bedroom?
A: Invisible hand:
Mother of inflated hope,
Mistress of despair!
Copyright © 2009 by The Chronicle of Higher Education
Original Link (http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i37/37a00604.htm)
Showing posts with label Moving home. Show all posts
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Moving back home...
This is a tough one really.
You've been on campus for 4 years (or for at least part of your college career) away from home and on your own. You could come and go whenever you wanted, maybe just letting your roomate know what was up and where you'd be.
Now you're going back home. For some people this isn't a problem. Their parents don't bother enforcing any former rules and let those lucky ones do what they want.
Then there's the others. It's like you're in high school again. There's a curfew, you have to practically print out an itinerary, and you get the 3rd degree if you're late.
Moving back home can be tough especially if you end up there for a long period of time.
The best thing to do is 1.) respect your parents rules 2.) talk to them and tell them that they're ridiculous...just kidding.
Seriously, Talk to your parents and try and get them to understand how things are different know that you're an adult. You were able to make your own decisions when you were at school and you can still make the decisions. You're smart and obviously capable since you made it through school without any serious scarring.
It may be a struggle, but both of you will need to give a little and compromise on the rules.
The longer you're at home, depending on the situation, things may get easier. There will be the occasional blow up, but don't let it get to you too much.
You've been on campus for 4 years (or for at least part of your college career) away from home and on your own. You could come and go whenever you wanted, maybe just letting your roomate know what was up and where you'd be.
Now you're going back home. For some people this isn't a problem. Their parents don't bother enforcing any former rules and let those lucky ones do what they want.
Then there's the others. It's like you're in high school again. There's a curfew, you have to practically print out an itinerary, and you get the 3rd degree if you're late.
Moving back home can be tough especially if you end up there for a long period of time.
The best thing to do is 1.) respect your parents rules 2.) talk to them and tell them that they're ridiculous...just kidding.
Seriously, Talk to your parents and try and get them to understand how things are different know that you're an adult. You were able to make your own decisions when you were at school and you can still make the decisions. You're smart and obviously capable since you made it through school without any serious scarring.
It may be a struggle, but both of you will need to give a little and compromise on the rules.
The longer you're at home, depending on the situation, things may get easier. There will be the occasional blow up, but don't let it get to you too much.
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