There was a plate of chocolate chip and sugar cookies (possibly he'd gone a litle overboard with the baking) on the edge of Steve's desk. "I've certainly enjoyed having you as a group this semester," Steve said, "and so the time has come for us to say goodbye. For your final exam, I thought we'd keep it simple. Tell me one thing you learned this ( Read more... )

An e-mail had been sent out, but as backup, there was a sign taped to the classroom door:

GO HOME. STAY SAFE.
AND FAILING ALL ELSE JUST DON'T BE STUPID.

Steve figured that should cover it.

Steve greeted his class on Friday with, "December seventh, 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and a day that will live in infamy. ( cut for length )

"I hope everyone got through last week all right and used protection and that Friday will stop being the day for the mun to have computer trouble," Steve said dryly when the class gathered in the Danger Shop. "We're going to pick back up with World War I, for a time known as 'the Great War,' 'the War of Wars,' and, in common parlance, 'the War,' ( Read more... )

When Steve saw that he had fewer than his usual (already small) number of students, and given that no one wanted to hear him sing, he considered canceling class, even though they were meeting in the Danger Shop today for a reason. Unfortunately, when he opened his mouth to suggest this, he burst into song instead.

( cut for length, singing )

( Fourscore and seven years ago... )

An e-mail had been sent out, but in case someone didn't get it or didn't know how to use e-mail, there was a sign on the door today notifying everyone that:

Class is cancelled!
Enjoy Homecoming!

((Yeah, I thought I put this up hours ago. Things have been kind of...hectic on multiple fronts here today. Sorry, guys!))

"Today we're going to be talking about a battle the American side--not that they were American at the time, actually--definitively lost," Steve said, "inspiring one of the more stirring rally cries in our history.

( Remember the Alamo )

"Good morning," Steve said. "I know it's Parents' Weekend and many of you have to finish cleaning your rooms or turning them into visitor-proof forts, so I won't keep you long. We're going to talk about the War of 1812, sort of in overview. The War of 1812 was fought between the British and America, because the British didn't quite get the memo ( Read more... )

( The Battle of Yorktown )