Some view an English degree as the "easy" major at some universities. They think that they chose an easy major because all they do is read for their homework. In all reality, this is definitely not the case. We spend time reading difficult texts as well as preparing papers and other hard projects. When you are also going to be teaching English, you have teaching tasks to accomplish also. To all you other English majors out there, you rock.
1. Your homework reading assignments are lengthy.
It sucks when a professor assigns a 50+ page reading assignment when you also have three other assignments to get done for the next day. Is it really necessary to read?
2. Shakespeare comes up everywhere.
No matter what class it is, some way and somehow a Shakespeare reference comes into the discussion.
3. Most of your classes include long discussions.
Whether we are interested in it or not, we are still expected to participate in the discussion.
4. We are pretty good at writing a paper on a time crunch.
We have all had those friends who say they struggle at thinking about what to even write about. While they are doing this, we are already mostly done with our paper.
5. Most of us are pretty nerdy at times.
You will find yourself laughing at some nerdy joke that a professor cracks in class. When you go home and tell your boyfriend or mom, they just stare at you with a blank face. I guess you would have to have been there.
6. Some people wonder why you would ever want to teach English.
It takes special people to be willing to take on this task. If you love English and have a passion for teaching, there is no doubt that you will be an excellent teacher for your students.
7. Most of your classes are in the same building.
Instead of having to tread out into the cold of winter, you can mostly stay in the comfort of the one building on campus that has English classes.
8. You see most of the same people every day.
This is especially true at smaller universities. Instead of not knowing anyone in your classes, you are able to make friends because you see these same people every day.
9. Your bookshelf grows as soon as you sign up for those college classes.
Instead of having those books on our shelves that we love to read, we now have an abundance of classic literature from various periods.
10. After reading all that material, you start to learn more about history.
Some of the literature we have to read gives us clues about what has happened throughout history.
11. We appreciate authors on a more serious level.
Not all authors come from a great background. Look at J.K. Rowling, for instance.
12. We grow to love literature even more than when we started.
Even though you hate all that reading on nights you would rather lay in bed and watch Netflix, you love literature and all the meanings that it entails.
