Fandom High School

"I had a different class planned this week," Steve began apologetically, "but things have gone somewhat awry. I talked earlier about what to do if your government and your nation were wrong. Well, it may have reached your notice that the government of this school is wrong. So your assignment for this week is civil disobedience. Have fun. Try not to get in the way of the wand. I am always available if you need help. Dismissed."

"Congratulations," Steve said, "You're now past the halfway point of this class. I won't say I hope you've learned something, but merely that I hope you've questioned at least a little bit what you thought you already know, and also that I hope I haven't managed to mortally offend anyone. I think I owe a few of you an apology for last week, since I said a few things that weren't necessarily complimentary about systems of government other than republics, partly in quoting Mark Twain. I do believe the republic is the best system of government, but then, I am American. It's natural that I would think that. Those of you from monarchies probably believe the monarchy is the best system of government.

"With that in mind," he continued, "we're going to do something a little different this week. I'll be passing out worksheets for each of you, which I want you to take and fill in. If you don't know all the information, we have an excellent library and internet access. I'm told the internet is full of information. Next week, I want each of you to give a short presentation on your nation of origin using the information from your worksheet, because it's important for a patriot to be informed about their nation. Once you get your worksheet, you can either start filling it in or go do research."

((Sorry this is so late, I had to take my cat to the vet this morning and then LJ decided to hate me. It's like a conspiracy.))

Once again, Steve was waiting for his students in a clearing. "Last week, I asked you what your personal definition of patriotism was, and your answers were very interesting, and for the most part along the same lines, which just goes to show that patriotism is a universal value. And one of you made a comment that I thought was worth following up on.

( Lecture time! )