Leadership, Thursday, Period 1, Class 11 (11/20/08)

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"We've discussed how we can't make everyone happy," Nathan said. "Now let's discuss one of the reasons why. As leaders sometimes it is impossible for us to help everyone. We may want to, but we may lack the manpower, funds, or ability. We do the best we can, but that's just it: the best we can. Not the best there is.

"It's therefore necessary to prepare yourself for this. This is where your foundation of goals and values comes in. It will help you figure out what to do when none of the options available to you are pleasant ones."

Nathan handed out the class exercise. "Break up into your groups and talk about how you would handle this situation. There are no right or wrong answers, but there is no option where you can wave a wand and make everything okay.

"Here are your groups:

Group 1:
Andros
Tony Foster
Ben Skywalker
Agnes Nitt
Meg Powers

Group 2:
Jaina Solo
Lucas Scott
Teddy Altman
Momoko Akatsutsumi
Tabitha-Ruth Wexler

Group 3:
Andrew Wiggin
Dor
Hinata Hyuuga
Summer Roberts
Teyla Emmagan

Group 4:
Alex Drake
Bender
Evey Hammond
Joan Girardi

"I'm here if you have any questions," Nathan said.

[ooc: OCD is up!]

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Collapsy!

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Dor

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[endsthegame]

Andrew Wiggin

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Ben Skywalker

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Teddy Altman

During the lecture

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Take notes, talk amongst yourselves, etc.

Classwork!

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Decide who lives and who dies! Cheerful, no?

Group 1

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Re: Group 1

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Ben read through the assignment looking very solemn. "Cheerful," he commented.

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"There's gotta be a way around it," Agnes grumbled.

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"Why?" Ben asked. "Sometimes life just sucks."

Group 2

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As soon as Jaina read the assignment, she knew her answer. "I go. There, that's easy."

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"No discussion? You bring nothing to the group if you survive?" Lucas asked, off-put by mini-Brooke.

Re: Group 2

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"I'd have a better chance of surviving out there than anyone else in the group. There's nothing saying no help is coming somehow, so it'd at least buy a week's time," she shrugged. And if not, well, she had a death wish anyway.

Group 3

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Re: Group 3

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Dor read the assignment carefully. "I don't suppose using some of the skills of the people they could extend the air supply in the shelter, could they?"

Re: Group 3

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"If they work together," Ender said, tracing a few of the names with his finger. He knew about sending people to their death. "Maybe."

Group 4

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Re: Group 4

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Joan had a bit of a headache. But she would do her best to participate anyway.

[ooc: mun is ill though, so will be slow]

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"So," said Bender, looking at the handouts. "Any of them look dumb enough to volunteer?"

Talk to Meg

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After she pings in.

Re: Talk to Meg

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Meg was here. Just a little quiet as she considered the exercise.

Talk to Nathan

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Not that he'll have his own "who gets to survive a nuclear explosion" dilema in the future...

OOC

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If anybody/anyone's character doesn't feel comfortable doing the assignment, it's okay to sit off to the side and not join in. Nathan's just not sensitive enough to think to mention it during the lecture.