Strikes have affected everyone and in many ways, disrupted student life with members of the UCU not teaching. Lectures, seminars and timetabled classes add routine to our schedules and we plan our days around what we have, motivating us to make the most of our time on campus.
Without a sense of routine and not having to wake up for 9ams, students find themselves not reaching for their laptops or wanting to leave their homes to do their uni work. The same goes for being given pre-recorded lectures and online resources. Many feel they can only teach you so much and staring at a screen for long periods of time does not feel gratifying, with distraction and the easy decision of taking a long break between the study periods.
Generally we treat the strikes as a day off
Moral and motivation are intwined and generally we treat the strikes as a day off. We understand why the teachers are striking and are cancelling lectures but at the same time, don’t we want to learn the content of the topics we are missing out on?
A big thing to consider when approaching the justification of missing out, the cost of little teaching time is that we aren’t just paying for lecture and seminar time. We are paying for the access to the University’s resources and opportunities it provides. Our degrees are what we make them to be and the effort we put in. It is our decision and our responsibility to make the most of it and choose to do our uni work. The strikes are a set back to our education but we should use it as a chance to motivate us to get what we want out of it.
