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Maybe Tomorrow
t’s 8:23, time for homeroom, that half-hour that can be used to relax
before a busy day, and maybe laugh a little at those really dumb Channel-
II commercials. But the frantic looks, and scribbling pens of students tell
you that maybe not everyone relaxes in homeroom! Why not? Didn’t they
finish their homework? But why finish it, if you know you have a half-hour
before school starts to do your work. That’s plenty of time to learn the past
week’s math for the test you have today, right?
The bell rings and the hall fills with students heading for their lockers
and their next class. Three minutes is barely enough time to make it if you
have to stop at your locker. But for some reason, there is plenty of time to
stop and say “hi” to a friend and chit-chat a little. Also, many have to stop
at their lockers between every class because its just annoying to carry all your
books around with you. But it’s okay, because the teacher isn’t going to start
class E X A C T L Y when the bell rings, and you usually need to be more than
15 seconds late to warrant a detention. So why rush?
Procrastination.
“ Pro”
meaning
forward, plus
“ crastination”
meaning of
tomorrow. Definition: to put off. Procrastination seems to be a part of nearly
every student’s life. Why do today, that which can be done tomorrow? Who
cares if I’m going to scramble to learn that last bit of history, to finish that
last math problem, to say one last thing before heading to class, or to do that
paper on a Sunday night that was assigned two weeks ago? Just don t bother
me about it now!
Students are usually in a rush to get things pre­ pared for the day. Eric LaBarge seems to be in a whirlwind.
Teachers often become distracted. Mrs. Matto thinks for a moment while Luke Esposito and Dan­ ielle Frabizo relax.
by Steve Judge