The Hikers

The YouTube Video “A Vision of Students Today”, opened a few doors of reality for me. I did not know that students may have twenty six and a half hour days; this is two and a half hours longer than a normal day. It would seem to be impossible to fit twenty six and a half hour days into a normal twenty four hour day, but as one student expressed” I am a multi-tasker, (I have to be)”. This seems to explain why some students “drop-out”. Without the skill and previous knowledge of knowing how to multitask, these students will have an extra hard time at excelling in their future world experiences. So why is it then, that these students did not learn it previously? Well this cannot be answered by the successful student, nor by the scientists at Harvard, this, is only answerable by the ones who fail. Multitasking is not a gift, it is something you must learn, and this can only be taught, by yourself.


I was also struck by the fact that, “When I graduate I will probably have a job, that doesn’t exist today”. What an interesting thought, that by the time I am through college or even High School, I will be doing a job that right now doesn’t even exist. It just goes to show, what a constantly evolving world we live in. That no matter how much I study and prepare for the future, I will never fully be ready to embrace my future job, with full knowledge of it.

Lastly, I knew that students came away from college with big dept, but twenty thousand now that just might be crazy. In this age of economy, how is it that students coming out of college with nothing, can pay that off, and still be successful? Some may say, it is impossible, but it is not. Millions of students are going through that today, but through perseverance and hard work, they will someday, become our future leaders. I also found it odd that the student made that particular sign so color full and exciting, it is odd how she could still find joy in that, even thought is a daunting thought.

Student’s everydays are hiking the mountains of the future, and most are making it to the top. So I ask you, will this too, be you?