Child in a candy store?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> (<span word="School">School</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span>: <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="Concourse">Concourse</span>, <span word="MIT">MIT</span>.<span word="edu">edu</span>, <span word="December">December</span> 10, 2017.):</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="Anne">Anne</span> <span word="McCants">McCants</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="ravenously">ravenously</span>.” <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Concourse">Concourse</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="freshmen">freshmen</span>, <span word="McCants">McCants</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="heady">heady</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>...</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, “<span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>” <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span>. “<span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="store">store</span>” <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="like">like</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="store">store</span>”.</p><p><span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="McCants">McCants</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="Concourse">Concourse</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="will">will</span> “<span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>”, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span>: <span word="Feel">Feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="store">store</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span>?</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span>, <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="packaged">packaged</span> <span word="candies">candies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p>
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