Four professors at Sichuan University have jointly suggested that sophomore students should be given more psychological guidance because they are more prone to boredom and burn out.
One of them, Wang Hong, a professor in the Chinese Literature and Journalism Department, filed a proposal with the university president, asking teachers to pay more attention to the sophomores, who are more likely to suffer what she described as “sophomore phenomenon”.
No fresh feelings
“Compared with freshmen, sophomores feel less fresh and more disappointment about campus life. Many of them get bored with campus life and became negative,” Wang said. “They are often absent from class without asking for a leave and begin to feel no shame even though they don’t pass the exam.”
The second year on campus is fundamentally important, and the time when a characteristic gap between students begins to widen.
Positive thinking students set firm plans for their future, while the slackers waste their time, Wang said.
“Instead of attending classes, many sophomore students stay in their dorms, chat on the Internet, play video games and sleep all day long,” Wang said.
Liu Yading, also a professor at the Chinese Literature and Journalism Department, seconded Wang’s proposal.
Liu said that he used to be frequently asked by freshmen about various aspects of campus life.
But when they become sophomores they are reluctant to talk with him and many are absent from classes and meetings that he has ordered them to attend.
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