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[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Pay attention, kids and non-kids, 'cause this is a school post.

First of all, I acknowledge that this is a long time in coming. I apologize for the wait, but now that a few months have gone by, it's really time we started setting this thing down for keeps. A few of us teachers have already been holding some classes of our own, but the first day of official organized class structure is September 1 my earth-time, which is in two weeks and four days. There's a small program on your comms that you can set to alert you of times and dates before the deadlines go whizzing past your head. If you haven't used it yet, or want to figure out how, speak the words "day planner tutorial" into the speaker and a set of instructions will pop up on the screen.

We already have a good list of teachers going, and I know that Sheeana has already claimed times and dates for her classes. Sheeana, if you could comment here with the days and times you're claiming, that'd be great. I'll put them on the scheduling table when I program it tomorrow before I put it up.

List of Current Teaching Volunteers:

Head Trainer (skill and combat) - Master Chief
Physical Education - Sheeana Brugh, Robert Donovan
Sociology - Sheeana Brugh
Religious/Political Studies - Sheeana Brugh
Basic Math - Meluly, Billy Cranston (Tutor)
Basic Physics - Meluly, Billy Cranston (Tutor)
Chemistry - Wyn Callahan (TA) Billy Cranston (Tutor) - I was wondering if maybe you guys could work teaching this class together? If not, let me know and I'll take this one, and you guys can assist.
Biology - Jean Grey
Classical Lit and English (writing) - Mei Ling
Astrophysics (and related disciplines)- Lafiel
Musical theory and execution - Allen Gentry.

Yeah I get the fun class, I'm the principal. Deal with it.

We still need a few more people willing to cover certain subjects. Jack Spicer, I was wondering if you'd be willing to cover a class on engineering and robotics, starting with beginners' level. There's a strong possibility that piloting will be a useful skill on this trip, so anybody who wants to volunteer for a piloting class, post your qualifications now. For the record, I am also encouraging the teaching of right-brain appropriate classes, hence the musical theory and exceuction. Art, creative writing, and other music teachers, step up or step aside. Ron, do you feel like taking home ec?

Meluly has been assembling a list of 18-and-unders here, though I stress that classes are open to anybody who feels like they've got something to learn, not just minors. Remember, if you want to go to school but have not yet taken a diagnostic placement exam, I have them available in the Engineering department. Ask for Allen. I'm the tall guy with the Jewfro. You can't miss me.

I know a few of you out there aren't enthusiastic about the idea of a school, either because you're sick of the one from your own home, or have gotten by fine without one in the past. But I hope you'll give this one a chance anyway, because the point here isn't to keep you busy for 8 hours a day, or to force you through a system so the grownups can say the government did right by you. The point is for everyone on the ship, not just the 18-and-unders, to have a place to go to learn things that will be useful on the trip, and, for those who want to be able to get through school in the event that we get home, be prepared to continue learning from their age-appropriate level, or pass the appropriate equivalency exam (right now I'm aiming for the GED).

The only rule here is that you treat your teachers with the respect they deserve for spending their valuable time and energy on passing their knowledge on to you. If you can do that, no matter who you are, no matter what level you're at, you're welcome to learn here.

We all know we're here for a purpose, and the more we know, the more likely we will be to succeed at that purpose, and to find our way home. So give this a shot. You really don't have anything to lose.


And if one of you [expletives deleted]s says tl;dr, I will punch you in the face, because that's how we roll at Gentry U. Got it?

Man, I always wanted a school named after myself.

Comments

[so-pregnable.livejournal.com]

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Oh you're in for it now, you little so-and-so.

[telekinetic_badass]

brb

loling to death

[in-venting.livejournal.com]

1. I have to take a placement exam, so I'll be sure to find you.

2. What's a "jewfro"?

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

1. Awesome.

2. Basically, one of these. (http://cm1.theinsider.com/media/0/86/97/jewfro.0.0.0x0.320x436.jpeg)

The hair, not the magazine cover.

Though I HAVE been on the cover of GQ*.




*No, really. I have.

[potentialmonkey.livejournal.com]

No problemo bro. Already taught it once.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Putting you down for home ec. Glad to have you on board.

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

"tl;dr?"

More strange slang?

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

"Too long; didn't read."

[aworldnevermade.livejournal.com]

Oh, I could help with music stuff. I know a pretty good range of instruments and styles.

I can pilot, too, but I'm a lot better at land vehicles than aerospace ones.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Adding you to the list (again).

[toariversodeep.livejournal.com]

I might look at some of these classes, but I'm not going to waste my time on most of it.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Suit yourself. Just give the teachers you do visit the respect they deserve.

there are completely inexplicable jews at the end of the last Dune book

[worm-dancer.livejournal.com]

Physical Education-Mondays, 1300
Sociology- Tuesdays, 1300

You're a jew?

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Yup.

[buffyangellvr23.livejournal.com]

Seeley and Duncan are both curious if there are any more combat related things available. I think Duncan would make a cool martial arts teacher lol. Booth is total army guy. (hey I hope Brennan's player posts, she is soooo teacher material lol.

[cityship]

[ooc: Hey, uh, this isn't the ooc comm. You post stuff ICly here. Like if you wanted Duncan or Booth to volunteer, they'd ICly say 'Hey, I can help.' It's like an IC digital bulletin board.]

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

for the record, me and kon are going to build a trebuchet. for SCIENCE.

[so-pregnable.livejournal.com]

Even if there's no science class, we'd still build one.

I wanna see whether I can throw things farther or science can throw things farther.

[madeofwyn.livejournal.com]

re: chemistry -- either way would be fine with me.

[morphitudinous]

I agree. I'd be happy to work with either or both of you.

[wantstobebatman.livejournal.com]

I'll volunteer myself for tutoring and for being a substitute teacher for Biology if Jean gets overly busy.

Also, can I suggest an emergency first aid crash course? Just to have people take a couple of days to learn CPR and all that sort of thing. It's best done in small groups but I could take people in fleets of twelve or so and just run through all the need to knows.

I know we've got a great medical staff but I don't think it would hurt to get everyone up to speed on what to do when someone else is bleeding.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Emergency first aid course is a great idea. And speaking of medicine, I know there's at least one kid on board who wants to go in for dentistry, so I was thinking about setting up some advisers to help kids who want to go on a certain track pick their classes.

[obscura-prodigy.livejournal.com]

I can pilot really good! I have been in Zoid tournaments for a while now and I have never lost even one! I can probably teach people how to pilot Zoids but I don't know about other things because I have not tried them before. I don't think it would be very hard though.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Come to the Sensoriums tomorrow at 1500 hours and show me what you got.

[birthmural]

I can teach defense against magical and spiritual assaults as well as demonology and other theological subjects pertaining to Judeo-Christianity.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Sounds good. I'll probably show up for those too, if you don't mind.

[thexanwhosees.livejournal.com]

If there's any takers for shop class, I'm your guy. I know carpentry, and it might come in handy.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

It's yours.

[ladyofthesands.livejournal.com]

If you wish, I can provide a wilderness survival class, basic to advanced, with water conservation techniques and injury care. If Sheeana wishes aid in her physical education classes, I would also be interested in providing such support.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Wilderness survival sounds useful. McNinja's covering first aid but you're welcome to double over with him. More first aid training is better first aid training.

[helipack-jack.livejournal.com]

Um, sure. Why not?

But you can't be a wussy if you're gonna learn from me okay?

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Define "wuss."

[psi-flames.livejournal.com]

Meant to say this earlier, but I can teach defenses against telepathy.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Good. Adding you.

[theregularguy.livejournal.com]

Are we allowed to pick which classes we want to take? Because no one am I sitting in some basic math instruction.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

What're you interested in learning beyond basic math?

[raptorwithagun.livejournal.com]

ARE NON-HUMAN, NON-CHILDREN ALLOWED TO ATTEND CLASSES AT THEIR LEISURE? I WISH TO ATTAIN MORE HUMAN KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO BETTER MYSELF AND MY STANDING IN THE SHIP'S TRIBE.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Absolutely.

[playsin-traffic.livejournal.com]

screw that man. I already had to deal with school at home and I learned a bunch more just living in on the street.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Lemme know when the streets teach you astrophysics. Until then, I'll keep this gravy train rolling.

If you change your mind and think of something you would like to learn from anyone on the list, drop by the engineering department and we'll talk.

[thethirdhalfa.livejournal.com]

A school....?

AWESOME!

What's a placement test?

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it, babe. You already took one, remember? Just before we started having classes, you me and Yuri.

[gangstageek.livejournal.com]

....that's whack, yo. Get kidnapped to a living ship for some unknown time or reason and I STILL got to go to school?

...no sister Mary's at least, right? I ain't going for anything that messed up again, fer shizzle.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

No Rabbi Rosenbergs either, unless one shows up and happens to want to teach the old testament.

Technically, you don't HAVE to go, though. You just might learn something if you do.

[lastofkuith.livejournal.com]

I would offer mine assistance when it comes to literature and musical theory. I preferred more a scholarly trade at home when I could afford it.

[twelvevoltman.livejournal.com]

All right. What's your name again?