If you watched the video above, you heard Jeffrey use the term “glorified babysitter” to describe your RA. (He’s a former RA, so he has the right to say that!) Although not the most flattering of terms, it’s true that your RA is like a babysitter. Think back to when you were young. You probably had some great babysitters and some not-so-cool ones. With RAs, it can be the same situation, although this time you’re much older and hopefully wiser than you were when you were six.
As Jeffrey says, there are different types of RAs. Some have great characteristics and take their job seriously (even a little too seriously perhaps), and others not so much. Either way, there’s one secret to getting along with and living with any RA: don’t cause trouble! You’re in college now. You know what’s right and what’s wrong, and those 57 dorm building rules are mostly common sense anyway.
If your RA’s cool and you don’t cause trouble, you guys will get along fine. If your RA is overly strict and you stay out of trouble, even if you guys aren’t best buddies, you shouldn’t have any problems with each other. Sometimes, as Jeffrey says, there’s the RA who’s frankly lazy and passive about his or her duty—don’t think that this means you can get away with anything! Keep in mind that in many schools, RAs take rounds together, passing through dorm hallways to make sure everyone’s safe and keeping the peace. Even if your RA won’t catch you doing something, another one might. So be sensible and, like your RA will probably say, make good choices.
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