Capitalism in the classroom

Something struck me as a little odd this session.

My history professor provides types up lecture notes for every upcoming exam with test questions at the end.  They're really great.  They make it much easier to study and of course it feels good to know you're studying as little as possible, but it's just as effective, if not more.

But there's one little thing....He charges $5.

I don't mind doing it, but I just wonder:  Where should professors draw the line when it comes to money?

Ok, the whole ending with a question thing would work if this was a blog that people commented on, so I'll try to answer it myself.

I think a professor should be allowed to charge for lecture notes as long as all of the study material is also in the text book.  

So, in that case, he's not selling the answers, but simply easiness.

But the test questions at the end are a bit much.  Providing the test questions makes it too easy, so it can feel like I am half cheating.

Also, there's the chance that some people can't afford it, but most likely, kids who can pay for college but don't have an extra $5 when they need it usually have some kind of expensive drug habit.

There are always exceptions, but from what I've seen, that seems to always be the case.

I'm not implying I'm against this by writing about it.  I'm only pondering for now.

Persevere

I picked much harder classes this session.  Well, that's life I guess.  There are going to be some classes you don't enjoy and getting through them is what makes you a real student, sadly.

History is better than english though.  At least, it's more simple.  It's like telling a story in chronological order and you have to remember some of it.

English is more abstract and it just takes more effort to pay attention.

Most people don't do well in English.  Isn't that funny?  You'd think we'd all love english class, since it's out native language....but no!!

It's not about improving our language skills necessarily.  It seems to be more about making sure we know about all of the famous authors and the hidden meanings in their works and I suppose that stresses me out and I shut off.  Is that what most people do?  I'm afraid so.

Knowing people are going through the same thing is comforting.  You never want to feel alone when things get stressful.  You just have to remind yourself of this:

"Everyone has to go through things like this sometimes and working through it just makes them appreciate everything else even more."

And that feels good.