fandomhigh | Choose Your Own Government, Monday, Class #1

"Hello, my class, and welcome to a new semester and a new class with me, your professor. If you're not supposed to be in Choose Your Own Government with Professor Mal Doran, well, feel free to stay anyway, but you're probably missing valuable naptime. For those of you who chose to remain, you can call me Vala and I won't be offended in the slightest."

"Today's adventure in education will probably be rather minimalist. I'd like to know your name, the kind of government you grew up under and have experienced--please tell me about all of them if you've experienced more than one--and what kind of government you think you'd like to live under, or be a part of. I'd also like to know your thoughts about what a government or leader should do for its people. Then, I'd like you to split into three groups and debate why, and choose one government for the small group--a list of descriptions is here, and there are plenty for everyone. Scenarios will be forthcoming as classes go on, and each of your small governments will be responsible for solving the problems, then evaluating what did or didn't work in your approach. I will then be using these evaluations in my grading criteria."

"Also, I'm looking for a teaching assistant, if you're interested."

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"What's your favorite thing to mock about the way the government in this country works?" Vala asked, preparing herself for anything.

"The fact that it exists. The government does a good enough job of mocking itself. I don't doubt that there are some representatives that genuinely want to do a good job for their people, but put them all in one room and you have a bunch of egos the size of Lake Tahoe squabbling over who's right and who gets what. They should make a television show out of that."

"I think they call it CNN, or C-SPAN, or something," Vala told him, proud of her knowledge of the culture. "Any ideas on how to fix that?"

"Why would I want to fix it? There are people far more qualified and have been trying non-stop their whole lives. I wouldn't want to take away a job when I'm more than happy to make fun of them instead. So long as gas prices don't get too high and I can walk around without getting arrested for being who I am, it's none of my business."

Confused, she asked, "Are you sure you're an American?"

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"For as many generations as you can fit at one family reunion, I sure am. I prefer to think of myself as a conscientious objector to getting involved in things I don't care about."

"So you're generally apathetic? Okay, that fits a little better. Thank you, Ferris."

"Any time, Professor," he replied with a smile.

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