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fandomhigh2012-05-07 08:09 am
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Philosophy of Choice [Monday | Period 1]
"Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the philosophy of choice. You can call me Ronan; Mr. Nolan is my father."
As the students came into the classroom, they would see Ronan sitting on his desk, fiddling with a slender, golden ballpoint pen. "This term," he said, "we'll be looking at the kind of choices that some of us end up in positions to make -- where you need to choose whether to stand up or sit down, step in or stand back, shout out or shut up. Sometimes, we feel like there's no choice, like we're powerless. Sometimes, we feel like we have no choice but to stand up for something we believe in."
He looked over the class, smiling softly at his students. "This class is not about teaching you which way to choose," he stressed. "Every situation is different. Every person is different. What this class is about is teaching you how you react, so that if -- when -- you are faced with a decision like this in real life, you already have a sense of how you react -- so that instead of reacting, you can simply act instead.
"Of course, this wouldn't be a Fandom High class if the first week wasn't introductions, so... You," he added, pointing at random. "Name, age, and whether or not you would sacrifice one friend to save three strangers, or vice versa."
Looking around the class again, sympathy in his eyes, Ronan also said, "If at any point any of you need to step away from a lesson, feel no shame in it -- speak to me afterwards to arrange an alternate assignment."
As the students came into the classroom, they would see Ronan sitting on his desk, fiddling with a slender, golden ballpoint pen. "This term," he said, "we'll be looking at the kind of choices that some of us end up in positions to make -- where you need to choose whether to stand up or sit down, step in or stand back, shout out or shut up. Sometimes, we feel like there's no choice, like we're powerless. Sometimes, we feel like we have no choice but to stand up for something we believe in."
He looked over the class, smiling softly at his students. "This class is not about teaching you which way to choose," he stressed. "Every situation is different. Every person is different. What this class is about is teaching you how you react, so that if -- when -- you are faced with a decision like this in real life, you already have a sense of how you react -- so that instead of reacting, you can simply act instead.
"Of course, this wouldn't be a Fandom High class if the first week wasn't introductions, so... You," he added, pointing at random. "Name, age, and whether or not you would sacrifice one friend to save three strangers, or vice versa."
Looking around the class again, sympathy in his eyes, Ronan also said, "If at any point any of you need to step away from a lesson, feel no shame in it -- speak to me afterwards to arrange an alternate assignment."
Introductions
Re: Introductions
He wasn't exactly proud of it, but it was what he was all about.
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Re: Introductions
Re: Introductions
Re: Introductions
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It wasn't like any of them were out there trying to do him any favours, after all. To hell with 'em.
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"I'm fifteen and, I'd save the friend, I think."
She was thinking back to Nahid Azadeh a Bahram. She didn't think she could make that choice, sacrificing a sister to try and hold a link. Not even to save all of Tryadnea.
Re: Introductions
Re: Introductions
He'd beat himself up over it for the rest of his life, but he'd still save a friend.