School activities and acadamic facilities, which is more important in college or university?

I am a university student and I've attended many activities in my school. Sometimes it's hard to make the decision whether to take an activity or a class, but after a year's experience, I do think classes and libraries are more important than sports and social activities- they deserve more financial support.

When I was a freshman at Peking University, I attended 3 sports teams and 3 social unions. After 1 or 2 months, they really drove me crazy! They're endless meetings, activities and games, which prevented me from sitting in the library, concentrating on my studies. As a result, I dropped most of them the next semester and I felt better and did better in my academic work.

Though sports and social activities might benefit us in our health or social skills, which are also very vital factors of our future lives, this does not mean that sports and social activities are equally as important as academic work. The way I see it, sports are something that depend on how students value it, once basic facilities are equiped, it may not have something to do with the financial support. Here in Peking university, we have a big and beautiful gym, but it still doesn't attract most of my friends who don't like sports at all.

Classes and libraries provides us with what we really need in university. In universities, we students are supposed to gain enough knowledge and master some useful skills. Listening to our teacher in class and staying in the library (otherwise referred to as the ocean of knowledge) to do some reading or research are both effective ways of acheiving the goal of attending a university. If we don't value the importance of classes and libraries, then why are we here at college? As for social skills, we develop it everyday- don't we?

French assignment

Now, I'm writing my French assignment.
It's so hard. :(

About hyperactive students in China and in The West

My student taught me a new word today- hyperactive.

I searched for "hyperactive students" on google, then I learned another new word- ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

I had a similar problem associated with ADHD in childhood; I talked with classmates a lot during class. However, I am glad none of my teachers said I am hyperactive or have ADHD. Every time my parents attended the school meeting with all the other classmates' parents, my teacher would tell them I talked a lot in class. It was then that I realized it was no good for my studies. I tried to focus on listening to the teacher. I talked less and less in class. When I went to the high school, I didn't talk in class at all.

All teachers may have an attention problem, and I think teachers in the West have a harder time, because Chinese culture emphasizes more on discipline.

In China, people seem to like naughty children more, and they tend to believe that students who lack discipline in school are more likely to be successful when they enter the real world. Even though successful people are the minority, [[at least you won't get a label from teacher or doctor.]] I'm not quite sure I know what this means. =)

I don't think education and medical treatment should be business. I hope the internet will change the world.

Let's wrap this serious topic up with a joke, just to ease the tension:

Don't look down upon any of your students:

Those who carry favor with the teacher will become politicians;
Those who cheat in examinations will become businessmen;
Those who study hard will become teachers.