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So I thought up an idea for a school system that seems pretty cool (in theory, at least).

Key points:

• Freeform schedules: Instead of a fixed schedule, students would attend classes in whatever order they wanted.  (Each course would run for all four periods – under different teachers, of course – and be available for any student who is taking said course.)
• Instead of a single teacher, students would have the opportunity to be taught by different teachers (ie through attending classes during different periods).  In addition, coursework would be marked by all the teachers of that course.
• Classes would be taught predominantly through lectures due to the fluctuating class numbers.  (Work periods could be held periodically for students to ask for help, study, etc.)
• Class attendance would not be a factor in passing the course.  Instead, there would be a greater emphasis on handing in assignments (ie in theory, a student could skip every class and pass, as long as their coursework was submitted and the exam written – said student would have to pass on said assignments/exam, obviously.)

Pros

• Like I mentioned before, autonomy. A focus on individual choice would develop self-control.
• Emphasis on self-learning would promote independence.
• Learning from multiple teachers would allow students to ask more teachers for advice.

Cons

• Ever-changing classes and lecture-style teaching would make students more anonymous (ie teachers may not know of a student’s individual problems, and therefore would be hard-pressed to adapt such a structured teaching style.)
• Lectures cannot cater to all learning styles.
• The freedom to attend classes or not would definitely be abused by some.

Don’t read too much into it, I just decided to entertain this thought for a while.

Procedure: I went around to the blogs, LJs, whatever of people I know (especially those who seem more cheerful offline).  I read the posts and noted the general tone of said blogs/LJs/etc.

Analysis: Numbers are dumb, so: More than half of the blogs I read contained posts that were dark or angsty in nature.  Only a few blogs were predominantly so.

Conclusion: I’m pretty sure the internet makes you emo.

The game is, in a word: beautiful.  The sprites are great, as well as the music, and the story is full of lols.  …Why are you not playing MOTHER 3 right the hell now?

Oh, yeah: DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY,

I AM LEAVING YOU FOR MOTHER 3.  IT IS MY FAMILY NOW.

RIEL

Anyway, I did all the weapon licensing from the lobby.  I got to level 3 a few minutes ago, and on a whim decided to check out the shop.  According to the shop, I hadn’t licensed any weapons.  This is where I mentally go “Kekekeke,” and do the license tests again.  So, long story short, I have two sets of every weapon, at no cost to me.

Anyone know if this is intentional or if it’s a glitch?

That’s it.  Go away.

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think not thoroughly checking if my winter clothes fit warrants such bitterness.  And even if it does, it would be prudent to not display it in public.  Maybe Dad should have yelled at me about how wrong I am.  Maybe.  But I doubt it.  Of course, since I’m always wrong and she’s always right, my opinion doesn’t matter.

Hey, Mom: I don’t care if you read this.  You are being manipulative by flipping out at the slightest thing and not chilling the fuck out until everyone decides to do things your way.  You are making yourself look like an ass by not letting it go.  If you were actually right, you wouldn’t need to assert it so malevolently.  If you were actually right, I’d admit that.

This little spat made me realize something: All the stuff they drilled into your head at school is a crock of garbage.  Nobody wants to hear what you have to say.  Nobody cares about your opinions.  What they actually mean is: Say what we want to hear.  Make us feel good about ourselves.

And my parents wonder why I rarely speak to them.

So basically, my mom can FUCK RIGHT OFF.

FUCK: She needs to stop being so self-righteous.

RIGHT: She needs to stop expecting that I do everything her way.

OFF: See above.