As Bucks students returned
to campus from spring break, a
number of them were in for a
big surprise. A number of the
school’s teachers had been
replaced by children.
“Imagine my surprise when I
walked into class and saw a 12-
year-old attempting to lecture
about philosophy,” says Nina
Ritchey, a second-year
Psychology major.
It seems as though a number
of teachers misread the “Bring
your child to work day” as
“Allow your child to work
day.”
“I’m so embarrassed,” says
composition teacher Dr.
Gilmore. Her 12-year-old
daughter, Felicia Gilmore,
required students to write a
500-word summary about the
movie “New Moon.”
“I want the summary typed
and on my mom’s desk by next
class period,” said Felicia.
“For extra credit, do a short
summary of the “Eclipse” trailer
too,” she added.
“I was more than happy to do
it,” says self-proclaimed
Twilighter Kelly McKeon.
“Any excuse to see Robert
Pattinson,” the Physical
Therapy major added.
Media and Society students
were in for a treat as Professor
Douglas Rosentrater’s 13-year
-old nephew Stanley decided to
act out an entire episode of the
hit comedy “The Office.”
When asked if teaching was
hard Stanley replied, “That’s
what she said,” apparently still
stuck in character.
Students were pleased not to
have to listen to a lecture during
the class period but were
still befuddled by what they
had just witnessed during the
50-minute class period.
“That was by far the
strangest class that I have ever
been to,” says theatre major
Adrian Lopez. “Not sure what
to think right now,” he added.
Mike Misciagno, a journalism
major, seemed to second
Lopez’s notion. “No way did
that just happen,” Misciagno
added.
Some students were disappointed
to have missed what
turned out to be the talk around
campus. “The one day I actually
go to my classes I miss all
the fun,” says undecided major
Tramaine Green. His teachers
avoided the miscommunication
and were able to teach
class as normal. “Only me,”
Green added.
Some students were more
frustrated than others. Math
major David Diaz can be
counted as one of those students.
In David’s calculus class
Professor Rafael Rivera’s 12-
year-old son instructed students
to do their one through
12 times tables and bring them
in for next class.
“This is ridiculous,” said
Diaz. “This is what I’m paying
for?”
Other students in the class
jumped at the opportunity to
impress their brief “substitute”
teacher. “Finally something I
can actually do,” said Film
major Daniel Green. “On my
way to passing this class,”
Green added. Sorry Daniel.
College administrators
refused to comment about the
issue. “Mistakes were made”
said the school’s dean.
Some students were happy
with the change in the normal
curriculum and some were
frustrated with what has taken
place.
But one thing’s for sure: At
least for a day, classes at Bucks
had never been more interesting
.