Love My Distractions
It’s that time. Friends and colleagues at the University and within higher education are chatting with the new folk. At a meet and greet for new Terriers, I was asked a great question, “With all the things going on in the City and within the campus, don’t students get distracted?” (My reworking of the question.) In other words, how can students get an education, with distractions everywhere – activities, social gatherings, community and City explorations?
It’s all about the distractions.
The distraction is the pursuit of happiness; it’s also the pursuit of meaningful education. Isn’t it about words, sustainability, tinkering, and smarts in informal places? Accents? Grabbing a cup of coffee and strolling around to see what’s around the way? Music and arguments you spy? The improvisation of it all? Cool people and cooler experiences?
It’s about remembering that I’m human. The distractions gives me new thinking about what it means to be human.
I hope my distractions have educated me to watch artistic movements, tune in to fashion and style, and maybe experience a revolution, or two.
It’s all about looking up from my book.
It’s about keeping the texting device in my pocket.
You know you want to get out of your everyday and experience because it adds richness to relationships and education.
I didn’t let school get in the way of my distractions. I didn’t let my goals get in the way of my distractions. Being lured off the path was great schooling – especially when I had great teachers.
During my recent meet and greets with new Terriers, music made the interactions complete (guess I was distracted). Here are the tunes that made my interaction even more meaningful (a playlist):
- I Know You Got Soul – Bobby Byrd
- Cherry, Cherry – Neil Diamond
- Holidays – Miami Horror (featuring Alan Palomo)
- Positivity – Stevie Wonder (featuring Aisha Morris)
- Apache – Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band
- I Believe in Miracles – The Jackson Sisters
- One World – The Police
- Dittty – Paper Boy
Peace.
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I want to thank you for one, being you. I have sat in on a C&C with my son in September. You are in my opinion a figure head that these students look up to. You exemplify your title with care and understanding that all students want you to be. As a parent you convinced me that my son belongs at B U. You instilled the confidence that I wanted to see at BU. Now lets go have a beer, at Eastern Standard, my son is Riley Roberts