Build Your Own Philosophy, Period 2, 3/15/10

[tyler_gone]

"Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more." - Oscar Wilde

Tyler was sitting on his desk as the students came in today. Once everyone seemed to be where they belonged, he started to talk.

"We're playing a game today," he said. "It's called the One Rule Game. As of right now, there are no rules in this classroom."

Because he said so.

"What I want each of you to do is to come up with the one rule you'd want to live by, if I was going to institute one and only one rule. Come up with a good one, we might even make it a real rule."

Again, because he said so. Tyler knew he was playing with a stacked deck, here.

"And the way we'll decide if it's the real rule or not is: We'll discuss them all during class. Once I have everybody's rules, I'll write them all down, and you'll have all of next week to stop by my office and vote for the rule you want. Majority rules -- whatever rule we come up with, I'll abide by for the rest of the semester."

"One last thing, next week we're starting on existentialism. Read Nausea by Sartre before class. Library knows to have copies ready for you."

Tyler had been looking forward to the existentialism classes, and it showed in his smile.

Comments

Sign in [3/15]

[tyler_gone]

Like there are no rules!

Re: Sign in [3/15]

[trigons_child]

Raven

Re: Sign in [3/15]

[intraspective]

Yamanaka Ino

Re: Sign in [3/15]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah Lance

General Class Stuff [3/15]

[tyler_gone]

Listen, pass notes, walk out (since there are no rules), etc.

Re: General Class Stuff [3/15]

[trigons_child]

Raven took careful notes as usual, and waited for a chance to speak to Dinah.

Re: General Class Stuff [3/15]

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan wrote down a few things but mostly doodled in her margins.

Re: General Class Stuff [3/15]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah considered walking, but settled for climbing up to sit on top of her desk.

Re: General Class Stuff [3/15]

[trigons_child]

Raven scooted over to talk to Dinah at a convenient point during the class. "How are you today?" she asked pleasantly.

Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[tyler_gone]

Ping off each other! Make it messy!

Re: Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[trigons_child]

"Do not be cruel," Raven said after thinking for a moment.

Re: Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[intraspective]

"Deal with your fears, don't avoid them."

Ino's face gave away very little of her opinion on that one.

Re: Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[trigons_child]

"That is not always easily done," Raven said softly.

Re: Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

"Treat others as you wish to be treated," Joan suggested.

Yes, she was basically cribbing the Golden Rule.

Re: Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[nodaintyflower.livejournal.com]

It didn't take Mulan long to think of something. "Just be yourself."

Re: Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Respect others, in what you do as well as what you say," Dinah said slowly, after thinking about it a while.

Re: Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[not_tylerdurden]

"Don't be a douche," was Calvin's contribution.

Re: Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"Don't wear white after Labor Day?" Hayley offered, just because she thought it was funny.

Re: Activity - Suggest a Rule [3/15]

[future_sandworm]

Leto thought for a moment, then said: "I do not have to be what my father was. I do not have to obey my father’s rules, or even believe everything he believed. It is my strength as a human that I can make my own choices of what to believe and what not to believe, of what to be and what not to be."

[and it helps if I press the post button...]

Talk to Tyler [3/15]

[tyler_gone]

He is there!

Re: Talk to Tyler [3/15]

[intraspective]

"I come bearing coffee," she said, holding an extra large coffee out to him. "Mornin' Tyler-sensei."

Re: Talk to Tyler [3/15]

[tyler_gone]

"Mornin' back," Tyler said, accepting the coffee gratefully.

It had been a while since she called him that, and he raised his eyebrows but made no other comment.

"Thank you. Do you come bearing coffee and some make-up work?"

Talk to the TAs [3/15]

[tyler_gone]

Once they ping in.

Re: Talk to the TAs [3/15]

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan was around if anyone needed her.

OOC [3/15]

[tyler_gone]

Bah. Just ... bah.