‘Twas
the night before eCore holiday break and all through the Georgia ONmyLINE
Classroom,
Not
a keyboard was clicking; the fingers had all stopped;
The
books were all stacked on the shelves now with care,
The
students had closed them, hardly remembering they were thar’,
The
eCore students felt relieved to be resting at last,
Finally
they could go to sleep without seeing 3 AM come & go past;
They
felt like a load had been taken off their shoulders,
Not
until January would they have to open any more folders!
While
the students were all busy planning their spectacular holiday tastes,
The
instructors were frantic grading papers in eCore deadline haste;
Rushing
to the malls to buy presents, presents and more presents,
The
students eagerly awaited the warm butter crescents.
“This
is the life” one of them said to the other;
“I’m
so glad we are out of school”, no more of the smother
Peppermint
Mocha lattes at Starbucks taste so wonderful,
How
can we make this holiday more grateful;
When
going to the mall to buy gifts, for all that shopping fun;
They
came across a soup kitchen and knew what had to be done,
Not
once were they thinking about their computers at home all alone,
Just
the holiday lights and how brightly they shone!
Celebrating
the holiday, they never thought about school once;
No
sitting in front of a screen, under the dimly lit sconce,
There
was shopping and eating, gift wrapping and parties;
They
had get-togethers, sleep overs, show times, those little smarties!
The
computers were so bored; never challenged during break,
Most
the time they leave them on hibernate,
They
were getting no action whatsoever,
Not
even the mouse,
Facebook
and Twitter was the highlight of their day,
and
even that didn’t light up the house.
Time
is running low, only a few more days for fun and folly
eCore
registration has now begun,
The
dazzle of the lights is starting to dim,
All of this holiday
nonsense wearing them thin.
They
know the important thing in life is their education,
So
back to classes they go with virile satiation;
As
well eCore instructors eagerly await the students return
For
teaching these classes, their passions do burn!
It
won’t be long now…the students will begin logging into classes,
The
first day is January 9th, they will come in large masses;
The
students will take down textbooks from dusty shelves,
And
back to studying they will focus as they discipline themselves.
They
spring to their desks as computer screens are aglow,
Then they think to themselves “Oh boy! Here we go!”
eCore
students login, make introductions, and start this grand journey,
It’s
an adventure…online eCore learning;
Discussion
Boards come alive with activity,
As
the students begin learning as is their proclivity!
Happy
Holidays to all and to all a Nice Break!
– Written by Dawn Senfeld & Corri Johansen
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