The Art of Laziness; Tuesday, Second Period [08/01].

[sake_shinigami]

"Even the most lazy," said Shunsui, giving the students a smile after they'd all gathered as usual and helped themselves to some nice tea if they were having any, and just took a few more moments to soak in the day or watch the ducks or do whatever else they wanted to in lieu of getting class started, "sometimes still find themselves in a position where work is expected of them." He made a little bit of a face at this concept, wrinkling his nose and tsking with his tongue before he continued. "And in such a position, the truly artful lazy person can find themselves needing to maintain a certain balance, between getting enough work done to satisfy but not doing more work than is strictly necessary.

"Recently," he continued, "this particular ideology seems to have found a spot in the zeitgeist as 'quiet quitting,' a bit of a misnomer, really, since the work is still being done, just...only the work expected. No more, no less ♥. And, looked at simply, that would make sense, neh ♥? After all, when one is hired for a job, one is expected to do that job, and as long as those requirement are met, then there should be no problem, right? Ahhhh, well...."

As he trailed off, Shunsui smiled a bit ruefully, shaking his head, clicking his tongue.

"It never is that simple," he mused with a wistful sigh, "is it ♥? Because modern work cultures have developed a fondness for the go-getter, the attitude of going above and beyond expectations. The bare minimum is no longer the minimum, but considered underperforming now. Personally, I think it's encouraging to see the trends shift toward a refusal to let those goalpost be moved, but, then again..." He shrugged, waving a dismissive hand as he smiled on, "I would think that, wouldn't I ♥?

"But we're not here just to hear what I think ♥," Shunsui concluded, "we're here to see what we all think. So what do you think ♥? Any thoughts related to the idea of quiet quitting, of only doing what is expected of you and only that? What are your own experiences with cultures that actually expect more than what they say? Of course, perhaps, since my own expectations for participating in this class are also quite low, does answering these questions in the first place defy the concepts of quiet quitting? Or is it quite different, when you are not expected to go beyond the basics and it is, entirely, your choice? More factors to consider, I suppose, in this topic, but I've already said enough; let's hear what you think ♥."

Introduction to Dinosaurs - Tuesday, 1st Period

[guillermothegreat]

There was no sign of the teachers in class today, instead Guillermo stood up in front of the class rather awkwardly, “so Professor Cutter and Mr. Temple had an emergency back home and can’t be here for class today, the creature we’re going to be covert this week is the Pristichampsus,”

“The Pristichampsus is an early relative of the crocodile, from the early Eocene and and lived around 56 to 30 million years ago, they were extremely fast both on land and water,” Guillermo explained, “it is believed that they would have spent more time on land and hunted land based mammals,”

“The Pristichampsus grew to approximately ten feet, had long limbs and heavily armoured skin and and hoof like toes and had a dinosaur like tail,” he finished, “Professor Cutter and Mr. Temple would like us to work on our worksheets and our reports for the rest of the class and they’ll review them hopefully next week,”

Buckle Those Swashes, Tuesday 3rd Period

[good_for_six]

Once again class was being held on the deck of the Siren's Call, and both your teachers were there for the second week in a row.

"Whether at sea or in space, piracy relies upon instincts," Isabela started. "Honing them to be razor sharp so you can find loot or avoid trouble without even thinking about it."

"Of course honing those instincts requires danger," Aphra added. "Which can be hard in a place like this, which for all its weirdness is pretty peaceful and safe. Like, you can just tell this is going to be a pretty boring week, unless you count whatever's happening in the park tomorrow."

"How can you say that," Isabela asked aghast. "There is something deeply wrong on this island right now. Someone has stolen my hat!"

"Right your hat. Pretty much the worst thing that could happen. Okay, new class exercise kids, let's hunt down a hat thief."