We get tomorrow off then the weekend, but we are back to work on Monday. Well, sort of. Our Spring Break starts when the last bell rings today, so while students and teachers will be off all next week, I have to work. I don't really mind though. It's a lot quieter here with all of them gone! The funny thing about rote memorization is that is how it has always been. Even before AI was at our fingertips, so I almost feel like something else has to be held to blame for the lack of critical thinking. Perhaps it is automation in general, but I don't know if I can say that for sure. Maybe we just can't multitask like we used to be able to. Back in the day you could memorize and critically think. Today you can just memorize...
Is Spring break really as crazy as it is portrayed in movies?
The rote memorization in the school system is for sure old, but the way people had to memorize was different. There was more "creative" brain work in the memory process than there is now. More efficient learning aimed at remembering, doesn't mean learning better at a practical level.
It depends on where you are. If you head down south to one of the beach towns it can get pretty crazy. I have never participated in that though. Even when I was younger I was usually busy doing other things on Spring Break. We never really traveled that much outside of camping in the summer.
Do you ever wish you had partied more?
No, not really. I would have likely gotten into trouble.