Anyone who has attended college knows the pressure of final exams. It is a stressful time and students find a variety of ways to cope with it. Some fellow students when I went to college would stay up all night studying. I tried this more than one time and always fell asleep and would perspire. I would then go take my final not knowing this had resulted in words from the page finding their way on my forehead. Some people would drink massive amounts of coffee, others would play loud music, there were even college students who would work extra shifts at their part-time job so they could purchase the answers to the final. Everyone had their own way of dealing with the stress of preparing for final exams in college.
All of these methods
were probably not nearly as effective as something used at the State
University of New York in Plattsburgh. To help students deal with
finals at this college, a heard of miniature donkeys were brought in
for the students.
“I'm going to stay up
all night and study for final exams.”
“I'm going to drink
lots of coffee and study all the time for final exams.”
“I'm joining a study
group and we are going to review every subject we took this
semester.”
“What are you going
to do?”
“I'm going to pet,
hug and take pictures of miniature donkeys.”
“Well, if you kiss
one of them, the owner can say you kissed his; never mind.”
The State University
of New York at Plattsburgh brought in a small herd of miniature
donkeys last week as part of a wellness fair to help students cope
with the anxiety and pressure that comes with typical end-of-semester
responsibilities such as tests and papers that are due.
(Sarcasm Alert)
I wonder if any of
these donkeys had advanced degrees and could help the college
students study. They should at least be able to make coffee. Maybe
they are a special type of yoga donkeys that can help the college
students relax, focus and breath correctly. These donkeys would
really be popular if they had the answers to the final exams written
on them.
“Do the donkeys make
coffee?”
“No.”
“Do they know yoga?”
“No.”
“Do they have final
exam answers written on them?”
“No, they are here so
you can hug them and take pictures with them. I suggest you kiss
them.”
“Why? What purpose
does that serve us college students for final exams?”
“Well, I say anyone
who doesn't like it can kiss, my donkey.”
“We got a lot of strange
looks and questions when we pitched the idea,” Ashley Durocher, who
helped organize the wellness fair, told SUNY Plattsburgh’s
student-run newspaper Cardinal Points. “We thought donkeys and
a wellness fair would be a fun and creative way to discuss mental
health and help our students de-stress.”
(Sarcasm Alert)
Now, why would anyone
give strange looks to miniature donkeys roaming around a university
during finals? Seems sort of natural. This fits in well with the
theme. When I miniature donkeys at a university, I'm thinking of
mental health. I wonder if this was an expense covered by student
activity fees. With the cost of tuition at a university, you would
expect them to bring down some unicorns on a rainbow that pass gas
and shoot stardust from their posterior upon command. It's time they
make students feel as if they are getting their money worth for an
education.
“My favorite part of the
fair was definitely the donkeys,” student Carolyn Graber said.
Celeste, Jessie, and Cookie
are all from the New York nonprofit Thera-Pets, which was
founded in 2003 to “improve human health through the use of farm
animals.”
“These animals work
miracles, they do truly miracle work because they can make you feel
better if you feel bad,” Besaw told CBS affiliate WCAX.
Miracle-working
miniature donkeys who help students attending American universities
with stress during finals. I'm sure our higher education system is
the envy of the world. These animals also help human health. I
suppose a physician may now prescribe some hugs and picture taking
with a miniature donkey instead of traditional medication.
I'm sure all these good
feelings would go away if the college kids had to clean up after the
miracle donkeys and their droppings. This would probably increase
the stress of taking final exams and defeat the whole purpose of
their visit.
Below is a link to the
article.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/05/07/these-animals-work-miracles-therapy-donkeys-calm-college-students-ahead-final-exams
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