It’s time to talk about skipping.
No, I’m not talking about skipping as in jumping around in an abnormally happy fashion. Nor am I referring to skipping rocks across a clear stream, like they do in commercials for all sorts of drugs.
I mean skipping class. You know, playing hooky.
It’s good for you. It really is. I cannot express how many “sick days” I’ve taken to improve my mental health. Between school, extracurriculars and friends, it’s easy for a girl (or guy) to feel overwhelmed.
I know very few people who haven’t faked sick or just missed altogether because they had “better things to do.” This of course is the all-encompassing term for sleeping in, playing video games and doing homework that they were supposed to do for the skipped class. It doesn’t matter what’s done, just what you’re not doing: going to class.
We can’t be expected to stress out over and manage everything we’re responsible for. I mean, who really expects a college student to be responsible, given that we pay how many thousands of dollars to attend classes that young adults the world over would give anything to be in?
In today’s swine flu-ridden world, skipping is good for your physical health too. The university, in an e-mail sent at the beginning of Autumn Quarter, encouraged students to skip if they had flu-like symptoms and told teachers to work with students in the event of an illness.
This was like manna from heaven. An excuse to skip class? A duty-free allowance on all illnesses? Sure, you need a note from your doctor, but what college student doesn’t know a guy who knows a guy who can totally hook you up with a doctor’s note?
Oh, wait, you’re failing because you’ve taken so many days off? You’ve missed five quizzes, a midterm, and two papers? And your class takes attendance? Bummer.
Did you have the flu? No? You’re just lazy? Well, at least you’re healthy, even if your grades and bank account aren’t. It doesn’t really matter anyway, right?
