Well it's a fight at Sac State, it will be a miracle if I get all the classes I need. The atmosphere at Sacramento State University today was frantic. Instructors entered their classes rooms with a nervous look on their face to find every seat in the room full and even more students sitting on the floor hoping to add to an already full class.
Budget cuts are reaching everybody, but they are disabling the future of this state and this country. How does anyone expect the future leaders of our society to lead at their full potential with a half fast under cut education?
First of all classes are being cut. A class I need for my major is only being offered during one time this semester. During the break it felt like a stare down with my fellow students. Who was going to buckle first and accept not being aloud in the class? My teacher uncomfortably ran through a list of requirements to see who would benefit more out of the five students standing there fighting for two spots. Are you a senior? When do you graduate? Have you been able to enroll in any other classes? Are you also working on the school newspaper?
She concluded to have us return on Wednesday to wait and see if anyone else has dropped and freed up more space. If not, we'll draw our spots out of a hat.
Instructors are forced to take 10 unpaid furlough days per semester. This results in 9.5 percent pay cut. During this time they are not supposed to work at all, no grading papers, no answering emails from students, no preparing future lectures.
Furthermore, tuition has sky rocketed. This means I am paying more money for those 10 furlough days that I'm not even aloud to speak to my instructor, let alone attend a regular class section.
The staff at Sac State, so far, have been friendly and understanding. Some teachers are so compassionate they are taking on extra students. Unfortunately, this also has its downside. When teachers except more students they are forced to cut back on on assignments further leaving students with a lower quality of education.
I'm not going to school for shits and giggles, I want what I pay for and I want it now! I refuse to let my future and the future of my daughter to a chance that I might be able to draw my education from a hat. I should not have to fight my fellow students and future associates in the field for a spot in the classroom. It should not be a competition but rather a time to work together and further the success of everyone willing to try and better themselves.
Join me on March 4 at our state capitol to MARCH FOR EDUCATION. Let's stop the abuse of power!
Budget cuts are reaching everybody, but they are disabling the future of this state and this country. How does anyone expect the future leaders of our society to lead at their full potential with a half fast under cut education?
First of all classes are being cut. A class I need for my major is only being offered during one time this semester. During the break it felt like a stare down with my fellow students. Who was going to buckle first and accept not being aloud in the class? My teacher uncomfortably ran through a list of requirements to see who would benefit more out of the five students standing there fighting for two spots. Are you a senior? When do you graduate? Have you been able to enroll in any other classes? Are you also working on the school newspaper?
She concluded to have us return on Wednesday to wait and see if anyone else has dropped and freed up more space. If not, we'll draw our spots out of a hat.
Instructors are forced to take 10 unpaid furlough days per semester. This results in 9.5 percent pay cut. During this time they are not supposed to work at all, no grading papers, no answering emails from students, no preparing future lectures.
Furthermore, tuition has sky rocketed. This means I am paying more money for those 10 furlough days that I'm not even aloud to speak to my instructor, let alone attend a regular class section.
The staff at Sac State, so far, have been friendly and understanding. Some teachers are so compassionate they are taking on extra students. Unfortunately, this also has its downside. When teachers except more students they are forced to cut back on on assignments further leaving students with a lower quality of education.
I'm not going to school for shits and giggles, I want what I pay for and I want it now! I refuse to let my future and the future of my daughter to a chance that I might be able to draw my education from a hat. I should not have to fight my fellow students and future associates in the field for a spot in the classroom. It should not be a competition but rather a time to work together and further the success of everyone willing to try and better themselves.
Join me on March 4 at our state capitol to MARCH FOR EDUCATION. Let's stop the abuse of power!
