Sex Ed [Monday, Period Five]

[doubleohblonde]

Today the lights in the classroom were dimmed and a television was set up at the front of class.

"Good afternoon, class," Bond began as the class finished entering. "Now, this afternoon we'll be watching a film about how being anything other than completely and utterly heterosexual can have a negative effect on a person in the everyday workplace, and while I doubt that any of you would engage in discriminatory behaviour, I hope you will all take something from it."

[ooc: wait for ocd up.]

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Fandom vs. The Real World- 2nd Period- Class #11

[can_be_more]

"I see you all survived last week," Aeryn greeted the class after the bell had rung and everyone was settled. "Invasions are simply a way of life on this island. I don't know what it is, but we seem to be some sort of homing beacon for anything that needs to attack in large groups. Today we're going to talk about the smaller scale of things, such as the vegetables. Which, by the way, were entirely new to me, and were fairly disgusting once they were exploded with a pulse pistol." Ahem.

"Most of the invasions I see are fairly harmless, if deeply annoying. I've seen tiny kittens, weetiny clinging bunnies, trolls- the dolls- tiny monkeys... They tend to the cute and endearing and think that will save them. They usually come in swarms, sometimes making it difficult to walk, or by clinging to your clothes until you can't get them off. The only way I've found to deal with them is to work through it. If there is a repellent of any sort available, I would recommend using it." Dear Aeryn: No, there is no such thing as tiny kitten repellent. "Otherwise, you are probably stuck with them, and removing them from your person becomes an invitation for others to take their place. Like I said, deeply annoying.

"Then we have things like the vegetables. While entirely absurd, they do pose enough of a threat to have to be dispatched. I'm sure at least some of you discovered this last week. So let's take a moment to talk about last week. Did you have any run-ins, how did you deal with it, and have you managed to get the stains out of your clothes."

Sex Thru The Ages, 11/17, Period 3

[captaininthree.livejournal.com]

"Today we'll be talking about prostitution in the late 20th century and the early 21st century," Jim said, having nothing to torment his co-worker with this week, sadly. If only the vegetables had waited until this week to attack, he could have done something. "There are several different types involved from the increase in the sex tourism industry to the subject of our discussion today the, if I do say so myself, rather stereotypical escort to pay for school bills."

You just didn't see that outside of movies, you know.

"For those of you not in the know, for whatever reason," Algren said, a wry sort of smile toying at the corners of his lips, "prostitution is the act of engaging in sexual acts for money. On the odd-chance that any of you are from some world where such a thing doesn't exist." He doubted it. In fact, it was entirely possible that he just enjoyed re-stating the obvious so that he could pretend he was actually teaching something, here. "It's a practise that goes back just as far as sex and money, and participated in by both females and males, though it's been met with varying degrees of acceptance throughout different eras and cultures. Nowadays, it seems more or less frowned upon... but as we saw when we covered Vegas," and the students should be thankful that he was not making the mandatory reference to bees again, "it is often seen as a given, regardless."

"So. We have the story of Brooke Magnanti who is the real person behind a series of books and then television program depicting her life as she worked as a high priced escort in order to pay her way through a doctorate program. Now, this story is in no way typical for the life of any person in the profession. Considering the numbers of sexually transmitted diseases--" Oh, Jim knew them all. Thank you, Bones. "--and the possibility of being murdered by a client, I'd say you shouldn't start changing your future plans to include prostitution."

"Your assignment today is simple enough," Algren noted, trying not to look too triumphant that they'd gotten through a lecture without him turning shades of red and hiding behind his own hand. "Read the handout, discuss your thoughts on Ms. Magnanti's reveal, and then share your own thoughts, or better still, your own society's views on prostitution with the class. Civilly."

Anyone Can Cook, Tuesday, Period 4

[thetoughestcook]

Colette was hungry as the students arrived today, which might explain why she kept looking longingly at the bowls of crepe fillings.

"Bonjour," she said. "I saw a few of you at the Boards Benefit in the park Saturday; I hope you all enjoyed sampling the cuisine of the island. I thought the Thai food was surprisingly good -- and of course the sandwiches prepared by Monsieur Priestly." He got a smile, there.

"Today, we need to plan the Thanksgiving menu so we can give a shopping list to the student counsel. I looked at the preferences of those of you who expressed them, and I hope I was able to put everyone into a category that they will find enjoyable." She glanced down at a list as she read. "Chuck and Kyle, you will make the appetizers. Emma and Jean, please prepare a vegetable side dish or two. Layla and Sam are on the starchy side dishes. Joan, Liir and Kate can make salads. Helen and George Sands are our bakers, and Priestly and Sookie will be in charge of dessert. Priestly, I have one other thing I wanted to ask you about."

"I thought we could spend some time discussing what dishes we might make. I've found a few sample Thanksgiving menus. I'd like for each group to tell me what you plan to make by the end of class."

"Once you have come to a decision, you may make and fill crepes as a treat." She quickly demonstrated a crepes recipe, breaking eggs and whipping them with flour before browning it on a griddle, filling her sample with sliced bananas and a dollop of Nutella. "We have fruits, chocolate, ham, cheese ... you can put almost anything in a crepe and it will taste magnifique."

Library [11.17]

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

Anemone hadn't actually been to bed yet. She'd been up watching the Leonids most of the night, wanting to see their peak in the early morning hours.

Now she was browsing astronomy books as she struggled to stay awake, occasionally humming the fourth section of the 9th under her breath. Freude, schöner Götterfunken, tochter aus Elysium indeed.

College Fair - The Gym - After Classes

[likeababyduck.livejournal.com]

Sweets had skipped out on office hours today to set up things in the gym for the college fair. Each school in attendance had a booth and there was also a refreshment area set up.

And, of course, Sweets had a table with information on SAT prep, tips for writing admissions essays and financial aid paperwork.

World Wars in the Media, Tuesday

[chosehumanity]

"I know last week's film was a little heavy," Mitchell began, pointedly not looking in Kate's direction (although if it was PMT, he could hazard the guess it would be over by now, thankfully), "So I thought it was time to compensate a bit. Don't worry, we'll get to the fat man next week," and his mouth split into a slight grin, "But there's something I've got to share with you."

"Now reserve your judgement," he said, skidding towards the projector, "I know he isn't anywhere near as good as Laurel and Hardy, but give mr. Chaplin the benefit of the doubt."

He hit play, pointed nimbly at the couches (which had made their happy reappearance) and said, "As your teacher, I'm telling you now that none of you are allowed to do any kind of work in this class this week. If you do, I'd better not find out."

With that, he turned off the lights.