Even though I am learning and taking classes at Witter they do not bring on the same anxiety my other classes on campus do. Instead of sitting among a hundred students in a high stress environment, feverishly taking notes, and barely absorbing any information, I get to learn by doing. By actually interacting, caring for, and milking the cows I have learned more than I ever could have if I just sat in lecture and was told to memorize information that was only to be forgotten after the exam. The things that I've learned from working at Witter were committed to memory pretty quickly and will stay with me forever because I was learning from my own experiences not just from a book.
Hi all! My name is Dana Agger and I'm a sophomore animal science major at UMaine. Like most science majors, the university likes to keep me pretty busy. It feels like I always have somewhere to be whether it is at the farm milking cows or on campus attending lectures. Running from Witter Farm to the University of Maine campus feels like going back and forth between two totally different worlds. As soon as I turn onto Witter's long driveway there's reassurance in the familiar smell of hay and manure and a certain calm that hangs in the atmosphere. For the time being I forget my lengthy list of "to-dos" and just focus on what the cows need. Witter Farm, as I'm sure is also true for many animal science students, acts as a temporary escape from hectic college life, especially this week while midterms are taking place, and allows me to recharge my brain. There's something really therapeutic in the beats of the pulsator, scratchy cow tongues, wobbly calves, and watching the sun come up while out doing heat watch.
Even though I am learning and taking classes at Witter they do not bring on the same anxiety my other classes on campus do. Instead of sitting among a hundred students in a high stress environment, feverishly taking notes, and barely absorbing any information, I get to learn by doing. By actually interacting, caring for, and milking the cows I have learned more than I ever could have if I just sat in lecture and was told to memorize information that was only to be forgotten after the exam. The things that I've learned from working at Witter were committed to memory pretty quickly and will stay with me forever because I was learning from my own experiences not just from a book.
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