The Mediocre School

Yesterday, I recieved a phone call from a very upset nursing student in a panic. She missed one of her clinical rotations. This is a huge deal and can result in termination of the program. She said she wasn't sure of the date. I asked if she had her syllabus. This drew a blank. There was a pause in the conversation.

"Man, if I knew it was going to be this hard here, I would have just gone to a real mediocre college."

The student is now sitting right near me today, talking to someone about her son who repeatedly sets fires in both the home and school.