BY: Lashundra Daniels
Students should consider scheduling morning classes when making class schedules for the semester. Imagine waking up super early and fighting through morning traffic just to arrive at an 8 a.m. Theatre Appreciation class. It sounds stressful, but I promise you it is not all that bad. I have lived it and can attest to the fact that I made it through that semester without dropping the class.
No two students are the same, and some of us are not morning people. That is okay. If you know your limits and what works best for you, I encourage you to continue doing that. However, I like to look at the positive aspects of taking early morning courses rather than late afternoon courses.
Every morning professor I have encountered at AUM has been super bubbly in the morning. Those same professors are often not so bubbly at a later time, especially after lunch. I am drained after lunch, so I know they are, too, considering they have spent the majority of their day teaching and grading assignments.
However, as I stated above, everything is not for everybody, and attending morning classes is one of those things. In my experience, morning classes have more students in them than afternoon classes. In my opinion, the more students in a class the better. I like having classmates I can communicate with and ask for help on difficult assignments. One thing I dislike about taking morning classes is the test. Something about taking a test at 8 a.m. does not sit well in my spirit.
As college students, we are busy on the weekend working or socializing with friends. The point is that we have something going on besides studying. Now imagine having a test first thing Monday morning. Those tests used to be the death of me, and they were the one thing I disliked about morning classes.
However, my opinion is simply that– my opinion. I suggest you try a morning class and see the difference in your energy for the day.