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Debate, 2nd Period - Wednesday 8/31
"Good morning," Tony said cheerfully. Because he had an entire pot of coffee for himself. "And welcome to Debate. I'm Tony Stark, you can call me Tony. Or maybe just glare in my direction if you've met another version of me."
"I've mostly stopped doing that," Steve muttered defensively. "I'm Steve Rogers. You can call me, um, Captain Rogers."
He was bad at casual with kids.
Tony gave the class a look like 'aren't we all impressed?' because he really couldn't help himself next to Grandpa Rogers sometimes. "Now, debating isn't the same as getting into just getting into an argument online. You'll have some time here to research topics and choose which side you'll be on. And whether you agree with the stance you've chosen can sometimes change based on that."
Steve nodded. "And that's all right. It's better to move with the times than stick stubbornly to old information. Well, most of the time, at least."
Formal forms of address weren't old fashioned!
"To help you out Captain Rogers--" Graaaandpaaaa. "--and I will each take a side in the debates as an example." Yes. And example. That was it.
Not because they liked fighting! Nope! "But not today because that wouldn't be fair to all of you," Steve said. "Today, we'll start easy: introductions."
"And a topic that you probably won't even need research on," Tony added. "A subject you'd stop following someone on Facebook over. Unless you have no idea what Facebook is. If so, a subject you'd stop being friends with someone over."
"Ooh, that's a good one, Tony," Steve said, smiling. "For me it's conspiracy theories that are easily researched and debunked. And if they don't know how to use a comma."
He spent a LOT of time awake correcting people's grammar on the internet. A lot.
It was what made him Captain America: Grammar Nazi. You know. Not... other Nazi. Damn it, Marvel. Damn it.
"For me..." Tony had to think about it. "Right now, anything about making America great again."
Steve snorted because yeah, he could see that. "So...you can start," he said, pointing to the first student on his right.
"I've mostly stopped doing that," Steve muttered defensively. "I'm Steve Rogers. You can call me, um, Captain Rogers."
He was bad at casual with kids.
Tony gave the class a look like 'aren't we all impressed?' because he really couldn't help himself next to Grandpa Rogers sometimes. "Now, debating isn't the same as getting into just getting into an argument online. You'll have some time here to research topics and choose which side you'll be on. And whether you agree with the stance you've chosen can sometimes change based on that."
Steve nodded. "And that's all right. It's better to move with the times than stick stubbornly to old information. Well, most of the time, at least."
Formal forms of address weren't old fashioned!
"To help you out Captain Rogers--" Graaaandpaaaa. "--and I will each take a side in the debates as an example." Yes. And example. That was it.
Not because they liked fighting! Nope! "But not today because that wouldn't be fair to all of you," Steve said. "Today, we'll start easy: introductions."
"And a topic that you probably won't even need research on," Tony added. "A subject you'd stop following someone on Facebook over. Unless you have no idea what Facebook is. If so, a subject you'd stop being friends with someone over."
"Ooh, that's a good one, Tony," Steve said, smiling. "For me it's conspiracy theories that are easily researched and debunked. And if they don't know how to use a comma."
He spent a LOT of time awake correcting people's grammar on the internet. A lot.
It was what made him Captain America: Grammar Nazi. You know. Not... other Nazi. Damn it, Marvel. Damn it.
"For me..." Tony had to think about it. "Right now, anything about making America great again."
Steve snorted because yeah, he could see that. "So...you can start," he said, pointing to the first student on his right.