To the teacher that assigned homework during little 500 week:

I have just one question for you: why?!

Not only did you compromise my plans for the week, but you are completing missing the point that the greatest college week in nearly upon us. Also about those days that attendance is mandatory during the actual week of little 500, what were you thinking? Now you know that the amount of people who will really attend is very slim. This is just cold hearted if you ask me.

Here is to the Sunday that I will be staying up until the late hours of the night getting everything done before the week, because come on, let’s be honest, I’m going to procrastinate until the last second. Here is to the Sunday that I will be pouring coffee down my throat in hopes that it will somehow make me finish all my homework and fast at that. Here is to the hopes that I not only finish my homework, but also retain all the information that I am learning.

This is the week where college student’s energy levels are compromised by non stop partying and events that go on all week; where homework is the farthest thing from the mind because it is filled with the thoughts of the memories that will be made during this week.

With this being said I have 5 perfectly exceptional reasons why assigning work due during this glorious week is more than wrong:

1.My work won’t be nearly as good. It’s just a fact. While my body may be in class, my mind is day dreaming of bike races, parties, and thriving on elevated surfaces.

2. It’s like assigning homework on Christmas. Little 5 is basically a holiday to the people of Indiana University. It is a time where more than 25,000 fans gather around to celebrate and watch the largest collegiate bike race in the United States. This is something to want to experience to it’s full capacity. It isn’t really so little, trust me.

3. This is the only week out of the school year that you can say “because it’s little 5” and need no more of an explanation. This is the best excuse out there for this week. If there’s something that you need to do and can’t, always blame it on little 500 and no one will even think of questioning you.

4. Speaking of the entire year, all events are planned around little 500. Almost every event that takes place during the school year is planned is reflected by the events of little 500. People gear up for this, by planning their entire months at a glance in order to ensure their freedom during this glorious week.

5. Concerts, parties, music, friends, and bikes. Need I say more?

So after hearing these reasons I ask just one more time, why do you think it’s a good reason to assign homework during the greatest college week in America?

I’ll answer for you, it isn’t!