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voiceoverdue) wrote in fandomhigh2014-03-07 12:06 am
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Coping With Change, Friday, Period 3
Cecil smiled at the class and waited for them to take their seats before starting.
"Hello again, students. I know Jono - Mr. Starsmore - has been taking point most days, but he's unfortunately feeling under the weather, so you just have me today.
"The class subject for today is seeking help. A lot of times when you're trying to cope with change, you have to remember it's not as if you're alone in the world. No more than usual. Unless of course the entire world is all just a construct of each of our imaginations. But if that's the case, it's all just you, right? So there's nothing to worry about!"
Cecil beamed; that was good news, wasn't it? "Assuming that the world does exist, though, and the other people in it, you're not alone! So if you're having trouble with a change, you can ask for help! There's probably all kinds of people that are willing to help out, and some of them might even be useful. Change can be a lot easier with the right support structure. You just have to know it's there and lean on it."
Yeah, Jono; it might be best you didn't try teaching this one.
"But not too hard. Metaphorically, I mean. Well, or literally, either, just in case. Anyway, tell us about a time you asked for help and got it. Or when you didn't and should have. Or when you did and someone was a real jerk and didn't, even though your life would've been so much easier if they did. And maybe we can share ways of asking for help that work, or offer each other help if we need it!"
He looked around the room and waited.
[OOC: Yep, Cecil's still adult. As far as he's concerned, he's always been co-teacher of the class. Thanks and a tip of the hat to the lovely![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
furnaceface for letting him hijack it while Jono is headless!]
"Hello again, students. I know Jono - Mr. Starsmore - has been taking point most days, but he's unfortunately feeling under the weather, so you just have me today.
"The class subject for today is seeking help. A lot of times when you're trying to cope with change, you have to remember it's not as if you're alone in the world. No more than usual. Unless of course the entire world is all just a construct of each of our imaginations. But if that's the case, it's all just you, right? So there's nothing to worry about!"
Cecil beamed; that was good news, wasn't it? "Assuming that the world does exist, though, and the other people in it, you're not alone! So if you're having trouble with a change, you can ask for help! There's probably all kinds of people that are willing to help out, and some of them might even be useful. Change can be a lot easier with the right support structure. You just have to know it's there and lean on it."
Yeah, Jono; it might be best you didn't try teaching this one.
"But not too hard. Metaphorically, I mean. Well, or literally, either, just in case. Anyway, tell us about a time you asked for help and got it. Or when you didn't and should have. Or when you did and someone was a real jerk and didn't, even though your life would've been so much easier if they did. And maybe we can share ways of asking for help that work, or offer each other help if we need it!"
He looked around the room and waited.
[OOC: Yep, Cecil's still adult. As far as he's concerned, he's always been co-teacher of the class. Thanks and a tip of the hat to the lovely
furnaceface for letting him hijack it while Jono is headless!]
Re: Talk to Cecil!
He smiled. "Don't worry about today; he just wrote me he was feeling under the weather, and could I take care of the class? I'm sure he'll be fine tomorrow." He screwed up his face. "I'd take him some chicken soup or something, but...how do you eat that without a face? What do you do for someone with a head cold and no head?"
It had him a little baffled.
Re: Talk to Cecil!
"So he is missing his head." That seemed to be the logical thread of what he was saying, yes. "I need -- I need to speak with him. Please."
And then, because it wouldn't wait forever, "When did you grow up?"
Re: Talk to Cecil!