Around the World in 15 Weeks [Monday, Period Three]

[doubleohblonde]

Bond had, through a quite unlikely and complex set of random circumstances, managed to delete today's simulation five minutes before the start of class. Luckily, he did have some skill at improvising.

"Good morning class," he began. "You can gain a great deal of insight into other cultures, and your own, by examining various instances of art and popular culture they produce. These provide a window into how members of a culture view themselves, and what values they claim to hold dear. This is especially true of the ones that become popular or are considered cultural touchstones. Which is why we're going to watching an award winning Australian film, while you watch I want you to consider what values it suggests that the Australian people hold dear."

[ooc: wait for ocd up]

[Class Roster|Class Rules]

Library, Tuesday!

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa was in the mood for something completely mindless, preferably with a side of passion.

She hadn't ever heard of this Angelica Whatever before, but The Jade Flower was certainly scorching! Although she wasn't entirely convinced you could do that in a hammock ...

The Library was open, and Rinoa was educating herself.

The Mathematics of Quantum Neutrino Fields; Tuesday, Period 4 [ 09/14 ].

[ivejustinvented.livejournal.com]

Just because this didn't work for getting rid of his students last semester didn't mean he wasn't going to try it again.

Besides, he had at least seven lesson plans that he could easily just recycle and he planned on doing so before bothering to come up with new material. Because that would be work. And everyone knew work was best avoided if at all possible.

So everyone in the class should have gotten correspondence in some form or another that they were meeting in the Danger Shop this week, and, if they didn't, it was a good possibility that they had been left out intentionally and their ability to still be here was just another proven point of consistent teenage annoyance. Either way, doing what they were doing today was too much of a hassle to do IRL, as the kids were calling it, so Farnsworth had a nice little sim set up, starting the class from the mouth of a cave.

He had a cane with him. Not that he'd need it much for walking, but it was a fairly effective tool for waving about and threatening when he spoke. It should be noted that he seemed in a fairly good mood, but that was mostly because the task for today could wind up being extremely dangerous for his students. This new batch was smaller, so, hopefully, they wouldn't have safety in numbers like the last one.

"Today," he said, "we're going to learn about neutrino detectors. Because if we're going to be 'studying' neutrino 'fields,' then we should at least be able to detect them. They are so large that they have to mostly be underground, and you'll have to get in a boat, and I didn't bring life jackets so if you don't know how to swim and you fall out, then that's too bad for you. In your next life, maybe you'll remember to learn how to swim.

"Before you go in, please turn in your Essays on why most of the world is crap from last week and pick up a worksheet for this week. You have several pages on reading the neutrino detectors, and also a page or two regarding the chemical balancing of the water used to help run the detectors. You can start them today and turn them back in next week, and, once we get to the detectors, they'll work as a guide to let you know how they actually function.

"Are we ready, then? Let's go. It's a long trip down past some steep drops with a lot of jagged rocks at the bottom, so I hope you're sure footed. And if you're not..."

Farnsworth shrugged. "Meh."

So encouraging...


[[ OCD is on the way up! Finally... ]]

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Unconventional Tactics, Tuesday, Period 2

[raspberryturk]

"Rookies!" Reno was looking pretty darn refreshed today as he walked into the classroom, yes. It was entirely possible that this had something to do with some time well-spent off the island, accomplishing not much of anything in particular, but doing it in good company. "Today, we're gonna talk a little about prevention of the big shit, yo. I know, I know, most of what hits the island is gonna hit it no matter what we do. We ain't gonna be able to stop every spaceship of honkin' aliens that flies into the atmosphere an' blows up the school, zoto."

( He shrugged. )

[Open!]

Is A Cigar Just A Cigar, Tuesday, Period 3

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

There was writing on the chalkboard today: ( All trips are quests. All birds are ducks. )

Cultural Appreciation, Week III [Wednesday, Periods 4 & 5]

[atreideslioness]

Lady Ghanima was waiting at the Causeway again, the portal already flickering behind her. "The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America," she began. "About 2,320 miles long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 miles by river below New Orleans, Louisiana where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the river drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Canada-U.S. border on the north, including most of the Great Plains, and is the fourth longest river in the world and the tenth most powerful river in the world. Which means, of course, that it has had a huge cultural impact on this country."

( Along the Upper Mississippi every hour brings something new. There are crowds of odd islands, bluffs, prairies, hills, woods and villages--everything one could desire... -- Mark Twain )

"Today, we go to the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, particularly their location in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The segment of the river flowing through the park has always been of major significance as a spiritual site, a place for recreation, and a tourist attraction. This particular park includes 72 miles of the Mississippi River stretching from the cities of Dayton and Ramsey to just south of Hastings, Minnesota."

[OOC: Don't swim off without the OCD! The OCD found its lifevest. Go forth!]