Awhile back, I had to go through road construction on my commute to school. There were big orange signs up instructing drivers to slow down. Since people are working on the road, it’s definitely a safety precaution.
In my first class, on the first day of the summer semester, my personal boundaries were put to the test. We were told we had to work on a group project. I was certainly not a supporter of the concept. I prefer to do my own work. I know I can depend on myself to invest the time and get it done. It gets complicated and messy when you have to rely on others.
The explanation given for such an assignment was to prepare us for real life experiences that we may encounter in jobs. Again, I’m not a fan of this, but I see their point. I still couldn’t help but cringe at the thought of having to work around others schedules and trying to blend all of our different ideas together.
Don’t these teachers understand that they are haphazardly approaching my comfort zone? For safety’s sake, slow down and proceed with caution!
It is illegal to speed through construction zones. In fact, fines are doubled. Most of the people driving through the roadwork area were mindful of that. Alas, there is nothing unlawful about being required to work outside my comfort limitations concerning school assignments.
Then, it dawned on me, college is not about comfort. It’s about stretching boundaries and pushing limits. Would I really want my outlook and my learning experience to be limited? I get so frustrated when people cannot open their minds beyond their restricted sphere of understanding and here I was closing mine.
Today, at USAO, I learned that it is okay for my college experience to combat my comfort zone.
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