Public Speaking [Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 1st period]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

The Danger Shop today was set up in a series of cubicles. The only thing to give you a hint that this wasn't just another office was the presence of marble pillars and artwork that should have appeared in a museum (and would again, once the White House was finished borrowing it).

"In the lobby of the West Wing of the White House, and I can't believe I'm giving this speech, President Andrew Jackson had a giant block of cheese," Josh began, "and a cracker the size of Lake Tahoe."

Belatedly he remembered his audience, who might not know who Jackson was and would really think there was a cracker that large.

"Not really about the cracker," he added. "Anyone who was hungry could come in and have some, and talk about the issues of the day with the President, who apparently just hung around eating cheese all day. In that spirit once a year my old Chief of Staff Leo McGarry would make senior White House staff members take meetings with groups who ordinarily wouldn't have the ear of the White House. Today, you will have a similar job: you will be placed with various whack jobs--" Josh was so sensitive, "--and your job is to not call them insane to their faces, even though most of them should probably have their medication increased. And once we're done with that fun, Karla--you're up as press secretary."

Industrial Arts, Tuesday

[not_a_whiner]

Kaidan didn't look terribly well-rested as he walked into the Danger Shop. He'd been out on an assignment up until late last night, and it had screwed with his plans for... well... everything. "Hey," he said. "Uh, lesson plan's kind of fallen through for today, so... I'm going to give you a chance to use all the stuff and the techniques we've been learning over the past couple of months and do whatever you like. You can work on your battlebot, of course, but... if you're creative, you can make something to show off next week."

Beat.

"For extra credit."

Teenage students loved extra credit, right?

"Feel free to team up. Pairs, hell, three people at once. Just come up with something cool and we'll take a look at that next week."

Teaching, Alenko style.