Math; Wednesday, First Period [12/15].

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Alright, guys," said Summer, as it was time to get class (held in the danger shop classroom sim, because that was never not hilarious, "so this is finally your last class, and I think we can all say that a valiant effort was made." On the part of the students, sure, but mostly on the part of the school and the carousel of teachers they'd all been subjected to. "Normally, this would probably be an exam; there's a test at the back of your textbooks and everything, but I don't think we've made that much improvement since the pop quiz a few weeks back, so we're just going to save everyone the trouble and the paper waste and we're going to play a game instead. It's still, you know, like, a math game, so don't get too excited, but it'll beat taking a test anyway. I hope."

If you'd prefer to take a test right now, Summer was going to judge you so hard.

"Okay, so, the game is called Proof, and here's how you play: there's a stack of cards with various numbers from zero to one hundred here, and you're going to pull out nine of them. From those nine numbers, you get to pick at least four of them, and as many math symbols, like plus or minus or multiply or whatever, as you need. And then you make an equation with two math equations on each side. For example, let's say I use the numbers 2, 6, 11, and 3. And I set up the equation 2 + 6 = 11 - 3. And obviously, the solution to both equations is 8, so whoever shouts out 8 first wins that round. You could also do, I don't know.... 9 x 2 = 25 - 7, and whoever figures it out first should be shouting 18.

"Pretty simple," she hoped, "it's a game made for ten year olds. I think we can manage to challenge ourselves a little bit here. You'll all take turns being the 'dealer' making equations, and we'll just kind of go from there. Any volunteers to go first?"

The Modern World & You, Wednesday Second Period

[tellmehowstuffworks]

"Apparently this is our last class of the semester," Yennefer said. Schedules were for mortals. "Luckily for you, we did not prepare an examination for you." That would have required forethought. "Instead, we thought we would help prepare you for the upcoming winter break."

"Possibly interacting with family members," Jaskier added, making a face at the thought of returning home.

"For some of you, this may be...less than ideal," Yennefer said, only not making a face at the thought of her family members by dint of long practice. "So let's discuss how to avoid them!" Step one: be banished to the barn. Wait, that was just her.

"Suggestion one: say that Portalocity delayed your portal," Jaskier suggested.

"Suggestion two: fake an emergency to which you must attend, immediately, in another room or city, depending on how long you want to get away from them for," Yennefer said.

"Suggestion three! Pretend you've forgotten the holiday entirely." Why were your teachers like this? Oh right, crapsack home universe.

"You completely lost track of time and forgot about that whole silly Christmas thing," Yennefer agreed. What? It could happen, surely. "You'll make it home next year...maybe..." Probably not.

"So!" Jaskier said, clapping his hands together. "Let's figure out an option that works for you."

Introduction to Engineering - Wednesday, 3rd Period

[notagoose]

“Welcome to your last engineering class this semester,” Goose said when he started that day’s lesson, he was a little surprised that he had actually made to the point where he could give a final exam since past experiences with Fandom taught him that by about half way through the week it was basically impossible to attend classes.

Still he had at least prepared an exam just to be on the safe side so at least that was something.

“For your final exam, I thought we’d do something similar back to the start of the semester but this time I’d like you to write an essay on a specific achievement of engineering from your time period and what discipline it relates to and why it’s of particular importance to you,”