Modern Homework

Posted by Laura

I think I've made the adjustments needed to get back into school mode. I have my schedule memorized and don't have to look at a printed copy to find the room number. Faces are becoming familiar and I've learned a couple of names. However, when it comes to homework, things have changed.

The majority of the classes for my major require homework to be submitted online. Forget the paper and pencils—it's strictly uploading your answers, and I don't know if I like it. It's kind of scary to think that a computer is grading my homework, and computers can be ridiculous. For example, in my chemistry class, if your answer is plural, the computer classifies your answer as incorrect. Spell a word wrong or put a space in an incorrect place and CLINK—docked credit. I have never been so nervous or so unsure about my homework answers in my life. Not because I think I did the calculations wrong, but because I think I did something grammatically incorrect that won't meet the computer's standards. A lot of general and core classes are switching to online submitting; it makes me wonder if future college generations will ever know what paper, pens, and drop boxes really are.