Magical Ethics: Week 1, Period 1

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

Alysha was attempting to look like a real grown up teacher-person as she sat carefully behind her desk, waiting for all the students to arrive. At least she hadn't ended up teaching art. No matter what her dad had said about her skills with macaroni and glue, Alysha was totally confident that art was not for her. Ethics on the other hand, was pretty much hilarious given the Gales' approach to making the world bend around them. Usually not literally.

She stood up once all the seats were filled. "Good morning, everyone," she said with a tiny smile. "I'm Alysha Gale, and this is Magical Ethics. If you're in the wrong class, you probably should leave now. If you're not awake yet cause it's too damn early, get more coffee next week."

"In this class, we're to talk about the ethics of magical use. Do people who use magic or have innate powers or who can simply do things that others can't have certain obligations to the rest of society? Should magic users be treated differently? Should they have different kinds of rights? Just because you can create water out of thin air, is it your responsibility to do it when people are dying of thirst? If you can fly, is it your responsibility to catch someone falling?"

Alysha raised an eyebrow. "Now from what I know of the school here, I'm guessing a lot of you are going to have different opinions on all this stuff, and that's totally cool. Have different opinions, argue, and actually talk about this shit - stuff. I don't give a crap if you're tactful, but keep it civil or leave. If you leave, come talk to me in my office hours or after class. I'm not reffing anyone dropping their gloves in here." That only happened at home when her cousins got overeager on the hockey rink.

"Right," she surveyed the class, flexing her fingers and barely keeping from retracing the charm on the desk to allow her to hear any whispering in the classroom. "I'm told introductions are traditional on the first day, but whatever. We'll get to all of that. For now, I'd like you all to pair up and talk about what you think about this whole idea. What's ethical magic usage? Can you make a rain of frogs just for kicks? Can you change someone's mind to make things easier for yourself? For your country? Try it out and see where you all disagree. I'll be walking around and listening in. After class if Edmund Pevenise and Tony Foster would stop by to have a chat, I'd appreciate it."

Comments

Sign In [1-5]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

With your most magical icon.

Re: Sign In [1-5]

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund Pevensie

During the Lecture [1-5]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

Chat, pass notes, get too loud, and you get mocked. Oh yes.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[trigons_child]

Raven knew she was going to miss Ethics this semester, but she was hoping that Magical Ethics would be as interesting. She was paying close attention.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex listened to the lecture, wondering how her dad would react to her being in an ethics class. Especially where magic is concerned.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Guilt ridden elf is guilt ridden.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[glacial_queen]

Karla took a lot of notes, both things that Ms. Gale said and her own personal thoughts on them. Plus, there was the intersection between magical ethics and her duties her her castes, which was always interesting to think about.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Thank goodness for coffee. Griff was wondering at how he'd managed to end up here. Total practical joke on someone's part.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Now, here was a class she needed. Sookie wasn't sure whether what she could do was magic or not -- especially with her new powers -- and while she'd always tried to be ethical with how she used her mental disability, it'd be better to have some set guidelines that she'd studied.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[puppy_fair]

Zack chewed on his lip, thinking to himself exactly what did and didn't constitute ethical use of magic. Abusing summons came to mind easily enough.

From there, it got a little fuzzy.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[likethegun]

Sam hadn't signed up for this class, but a few of the things mentioned so far hit a little close to home, and he thought that maybe sticking around would be a good idea.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[pyroliz.livejournal.com]

Liz listened closely to the lecture and took down notes.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

Azula made a face. Of course her brother would manage to enroll her in another ethics class.

Re: During the Lecture [1-5]

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah was taking notes on the lecture, and adding postscripts of her own.

Pair Up and Chat [1-5]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

What's ethical magic usage? Can you make a rain of frogs just for kicks? Can you change someone's mind to make things easier for yourself? For your country? Try it out and see where you all disagree.

Like it says, keep it civil, but disagreements are more than fine. If everyone agrees about all of it, it's going to be a darn short semester.

Re: Pair Up and Chat [1-5]

[trigons_child]

Raven had ideas on ethics and responsibilities, but she waited for a partner before speaking on them.

Re: Pair Up and Chat [1-5]

[life_inshadow]

Tara took a seat, hands folded on her desk. She had an idea from reserves that her views might be a bit more limited than those of some other students, but she was interested in how the discussion might go.

Re: Pair Up and Chat [1-5]

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda kind of kept quiet, hoping no one would notice her.

Re: Pair Up and Chat [1-5]

[glacial_queen]

Finishing up her copious notes, Karla looked around for someone to partner up with.

Her ethics might be...interesting.

Re: Pair Up and Chat [1-5]

[provostsdog.livejournal.com]

Beka had a cat curled up in her lap. He'd insisted on going with for this class and Beka knew better than to argue with him. She'd glad to argue about the topic however. Mayhap she wasn't a mage, but she had her Gift.

Re: Pair Up and Chat [1-5]

[likethegun]

Sam had a few ideas about responsibility thanks to the people he knew with abilities, and he tried not to stare at any of the ones who happened to be here as he waited for a partner.

Re: Pair Up and Chat [1-5]

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"If you have the power why shouldn't you use it?" She demanded, "If its to your advantage there's nothing wrong in using such methods."

Re: Pair Up and Chat [1-5]

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

Elle and ethics went together about as well as oil and water. Still, it was interesting to think about, which was why she was sitting there looking thoughtful and waiting for a partner.

Talk to Alysha [1-5]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

Especially Edmund and Tony svp.

Re: Talk to Alysha [1-5]

[wantstodirect]

Tony was pretty sure he hadn't done anything to get himself in trouble yet. "I'm Tony Foster," he said.

OOC [1-5]

[justagalegirl.livejournal.com]

Made it through the snow!

Re: OOC [1-5]

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Diana's not in class this week since I'm still not really around.