Explication of "Student" By Ted Kooser

This poem compares a student to the ocean. Students have so many responsibilities that it can sometimes be hard to handle but somehow they persevere and get through it. Much like how a baby turtle has to struggle to get into the ocean after it is hatched, but once it gets through the struggle of the waves, it has a bright future to look forward to. In the end of this poem, the student is struggling to get motivated to go into the library to study but knows that he has to in order to have a bright future ahead of him.