fandomhigh | Life Skills; Monday, First Period [01/02].

Class that morning (and probably most mornings) was being held in the Danger Shop, although it was set up to look just like any other classroom in the school, because that would never not be funny to Summer. Plus, it never hurt to keep some of the students who were in the know about the DS on their toes a little, and it never hurt, even with a first introductory class, to have that little extra cushion of safety just in case anything did get really weird.

Summer herself was leaning on the front of the desk at the front of the classroom, looking over the gathered students, faces both familiar and not-so-much, with a faint smirk on her face. "Welcome," she said," to the first class on the first day of a new semester, or, as I like to call it, probably way too early to ever be dealing with one of my classes, but they seem to want to put it right out there and out of the way right out the gate. This time around, we're going to be going over Life Skills, which is an extremely broad topic that can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, and we're going to somehow try and tap into all those things this semester with this class.

"For those of you who don't know," she continued, pressing a hand to her chest, "my name is Summer, I'm going to be your teacher for this class, and I hope my experiences with life in general can translate into some helpful skills for you all to learn. And for those of you who don't know, the first week of classes are usually just for introductions, and we are not going to stray from that trend, especially since none of you are overly sick of them yet. Not only that, but in this class, it'll also be kind of helpful, so I can know where everyone is, and whether or not I'll be steering this class more toward...like...changing tires and accounting, or, like...how to survive in a hellish post-apocalyptic landscape or defuse a bomb before you're blown to smithereens.

"Hopefully," she flashed her eyes around the room to gauge general reactions to that range of possibilities, "we'll find a good balance of all of it. But that's mostly what today is going to be for: going around, introducing yourself, and letting me know where you're from, what you like to do, what you're hoping to get out of this class, if there's anything in particular you'd like to learn or that you think you're already really good at, that kind of thing, just so I know where everyone's currently at.

"And then," said Summer, with a faint grin as she pushed up from the desk and moved around it, to pull a box out from behind it and set it on the desk with a very light and delicate thunk; reaching in, she pulled out a small, basic cell phone, "we're talking phones. If you have one, great. If you don't? Oh, boy, are we in for it today!"

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With a phone icon!

This one does like to talk, a lot, so better get comfortable and get used to it. But she's definitely always interruptible for questions or comments!

Get 'em now before you're sick of them! It's time to go around the room and let your teacher and fellow students know just who you are, and what you're hoping to get from this class, because, good god, 'life skills' could mean something very different for one person as it does to the next. Give your teacher some idea of what she'll be working with here!

"Alright," said Summer, nodding, once the last student had gone. "Good to meet you all. Now on to our first lesson, which I'm sure is a recap for most of you, but these little guys," she reached in to pull out one of the phones and held it up, "is practically your lifeblood in functioning in this specific day and age. Calls, texts, looking up information, listening to music, ordering food or portals through apps, playing games, watching movies and videos, organize your calendar, calculate something, need a flashlight? Boom. All here, in a device that'll fit into your back pocket.

"I'm going to ~~handwavily because omg~~ go over some of the more useful functions of your average cell phone so everyone is at least on the same page. If you already have one, great. If you don't already have one, feel free to grab one from the box and keep it. If you already have one and want a second one for reasons I will definitely not be asking about, also feel free to grab one. They're here for you guys. So let's do that so you can all follow along, and we'll get into it."

Feel free to ask questions about specific things, steer Summer in a direction of phone usage you're most interested in, start exchanging numbers with your classmates if you haven't already and start practicing your texting skills. You've got the rest of the class period to learn about and dick around on your phones. Use it!

Or! Better yet! Just text her your questions! Dynamic learning with instant applicability!

Sign In - Life Skills, 01/02.

Listen to the Lecture - Life Skills, 01/02.

Introductions! - Life Skills, 01/02.

Class Activity: Phones! - Life Skills, 01/02.

Talk to the Teacher - Life Skills, 01/02.

OOC - Life Skills, 01/02.