Types of Studiers (Part 2)

By: Grace Litterer

As promised, I am going to write a sequel, or perhaps a continuation, of last week’s blog. Now, I addressed the important, well-known studiers last week, but there are some high school classics that have yet to be addressed. Yes, we have to pay homage to two more studiers. However, we have to remember the Distracted Ditz and the Quizlet god. They are important.

The first is, of course, the We-Have-A-Test-Today studier. Now, you have probably already figured out what I am talking about, but I need to clarify. Every class has this person. I’ve been this person in a few classes. This student, of course, forgets that there is a test. They spend the night in blissful ignorance. They have no idea that their grade is about to tank. Then, in the morning, when they realize that there is a test, what a feeling! The plummeting feeling of realizing you are going to spend the next 45 minutes in complete and total confusion can’t be replicated by anything. What a horrible feeling. This person spends whatever amount of time they have left cramming. Studying 1 minute for a chapter test you have been going over for weeks doesn’t really cut it.

The other classic studier is the Couldn’t-Care-Less studier. I want to clarify. This person doesn’t actually study. No, they completely ignore the fact that the next day is anything but a normal class period. This is the person that has given up on the test, given up on the class, and given up on school. Frankly, this person couldn’t care less. I often experience these people in math classes. Yes, this person knows there is a math test over trig functions, but they just don’t care. Instead of trying to make up for what they didn’t learn, or weren’t taught, in class, they just don’t try. (Honestly, who hasn’t been there though?)

In conclusion to this lovely two-part series, I would like to say that studiers come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of procrastination. Yes, these people are an important part of what makes the school system work. And next time you have a test, I urge you to study, instead of laying on your textbook and trying to learn through osmosis as I am sure some We-Have-A-Test-Today studiers have done in the past.