Life Skills Through Screen Time, Friday Second Period

[stickitupmyjinx]

"Today we're going to watch a documentary!" Vanessa declared. "Because there's a lot of important things you can learn from documentaries. Things like 'don't get scammed.' Or 'you can hire a hitman through your local psychic.' Right, babe?"

"I give my card out to every palm reader I meet," he said proudly. "And the occasional tarot reader."

"But today we're learning more about the first thing. I think. Wait, we forgot to watch this thing first," Vanessa realized because her player doesn't have Hulu.

"Something about rich people getting DashConned," Wade said, gleefully rubbing his hands together. "And we want all of you to write an essay on it. Five pages. Single space."

"We're not going to read them," Vanessa assured the students. "Or are we? Anyway, enjoy this documentary on the Fyre Fest fiasco. I hope it doesn't include a bunch of nudity." Or did she?

"APA style sources!" Both the teachers were terrible trolls.

Ballet for Beginners; First Period [01/18].

[died8yearsago]

Okay. So Rosa might have to begrudgingly admit that there was actually one benefit to being forced into teaching this class this semester: she didn't have to put hardly any effort into actually thinking of interesting class idea, because it was all following a basic progression and somehow, miraculously, none of the students really seemed all that bored or sick of it yet.

...not that she'd care if they were.

"Okay," she said, over this week's selection of symphonic metal, "this week, we're going to move away from the barre and try some basic techniques at the center of the floor. Still a lot of the basic stuff, but it's important to get them down, but there will at least be a few new steps that we'll be developing further next week."

Rosa barely managed to hold back a slight curl of her lip for how gross and professional and teacher-like that sounded. Seriously. What the hell?

"So warm up today's going to include the usual stretches and some of the barre work from last week, then we'll bring it to the center, I'll over the new steps, and we'll hit that center work. You know the drill."

It was seriously the most simple basic stuff in the world. If you didn't know what to expect by now, then there was no hope for you.

Practical Diplomacy, Friday, January 18, 2018

[sith_happened]

"While much of a diplomat's life depends on their way with words, it's a simple fact that the words we are saying might not be what the other side of the negotiating table wants to hear," Anakin said, "and their reaction might get very ugly and dangerous." He gestured around the Danger Shop, which had been set up with a series of obstacles.

"Therefore, all diplomats must be able to have at least rudimentary knowledge in self-defense," he continued. "Today we'll practice racing through a crowded market place to evade a tail, driving a vehicle out of a roadblock ambush, and firing a weapon."