Students Older Than Average

By Elton Camp

Once it was only when young to college you go

But times have changed and it’s no longer so

Many older folks still have a whole lot on the ball

And at the university door more and more now call

At my college, I’ve had many students older than me

And outstanding performance is what I usually see

I’d rather have a serious grandmother in my class

Than many a beautiful but too flighty young lass

Old people realize that for them as well it’s the key

Need for education & credentials they’ve come to see

The human brain is stimulated and improved by use

So to look down on the older ones there’s no excuse

So if grandfather decides to come get his degree

There may be few who perform any better than he

If in your class you see that there’s an older one there

Get acquainted with her, for she may have much to share