You Are A Raindrop By Phi Theta Kappan

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You are a raindrop. I told my high school math instructor that I did not understand logs, matrices, etc. I said, “I’m not as smart as everyone else in the class.” He said, “You are a raindrop,” and walked away. I thought he was going to help me learn, but no; Baffled by what just happened, I ran after him and asked him what he meant. He said the quote again. I got frustrated and said, “Raindrop, really? I can’t be something special, like a snowflake.” He looked me right in the eyes and said, NO. As college students, we are expected to learn and live on our own. But, as Phi Theta Kappans, we are expected to support and aid our fellow members. For some strange reason, society looks at us and expects us to be our own person, yet wants us to