Imagine a class where you come in every day, sit down and do nothing.

Sounds pretty great, right?

Honestly, it is. But after two weeks, it gets old.

Coach Chris Hancock took a job as head football coach at another school and left April 4. He left no work for us to do, other than that which we had previously been assigned. With no instructions and substitutes who refused to speak or make eye contact, we were left to sit in class, doing whatever we pleased. Now, as a teenager, it was fantastic. I was given an hour and a half to play in photoshop, where I was able to create galactic koala bears and rainbow pandas on mopeds. I was happy.

As a student who is trying to learn programming though, it was horrible. I had finished all of my work, and had nothing else to go after. Day after day what skills I had gained began to diminish from prolonged disuse. Every day we had a new substitute, I thought with foolish optimism, “Will this one give me something to do?” And every day, I was disappointed.

Dwayne Little has been hired to finish out the rest of the year, and luckily, he likes to work. Photoshop can only provide so much satisfaction, so I look forward to ending the semester under the guidance of Little.