Ethics Class - catch up session, 10am-4pm

[brambless.livejournal.com]

Tara posts the class list on the door, as promised in her email, detailing the gaps in each student's participation. Penned at the bottom in a neat round hand is a note: Some of you may have discussed these with TAs out of class. Please inform me if this is the case.

She looks happy and well-rested as she sets up discussion stations around the room.

[ooc: I'll put names on the comment threads for the people who haven't completed them, rather than listing up here. Because I'm odd that way.]

Comments

Slavery

[brambless.livejournal.com]

"Some of you never debriefed from the slavery assignment. This is your last opportunity to do so. What did you learn? What were your challenges? How did it feel?"

For Allie, Buffy, John Connor, Lisa, Stark, Sydney, and Veronica. Chloe, Faith and Charlie, I've received your evaluations of your partner, but not your feedback on your own learning.

Re: Slavery

[http://users.livejournal.com/_gottahavefaith/]

Um? I learned that owning a slave would suck. It was awkward, and I really really didn't like having to be responsible for everything that he did.
Maybe like, if it was a normal thing, it'd be easier. But it wasn't, so it's not.

Re: Slavery

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"It was awkward, uncomfortable, and not something I'd hasten to endure again."

Re: Slavery

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica writes:

I wasn't comfortable with the idea of being completely responsible for someone else, but Lisa made the assignment easier for me.

Re: Slavery

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

Lisa writes:

At first, I was horrified upon learning of this assignment, but Veronica was really great, and I think I did appreciate the role of a "slave" more than I thought I would. She was totally open to all my concerns, and wanting to set some rules. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/lisacuddy/3866.html) And she kept the assignment light - asking me to do things like help bake cookies for Parent's Weekend, not participate in anything humiliating or degrading. Overall, it wasn't a bad experience, even if I won't be repeating it any time soon.

Re: Slavery

[allie-cameron.livejournal.com]

Allie writes:

I don't think I'm cut out to be a master type person. I didn't feel right telling someone else what to do and I ended up asking John for his advice about everything.

Re: Slavery

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Kawalsky wrote:

Even after the assignment, I still felt that slavery was infringing on someone's freedom. People do have the ability to choose whether to stay as a slave or not, but that doesn't deny the fact that the alternative is usually death, either by starvation or by being murdered by running away. There wasn't much of a challenge because Faith only gave me orders I was comfortable obeying, but knowing she could tell me to do anything was just like old times! a constant presence.