"So, uh, I guess this is finals week? I mean, shit, I checked the calendar like eight times, so if it turns out it isn't I guess that'll be a sign that you shouldn't have listened to me all along or something." Sparkle looked faintly bemused today, like maybe he wasn't entirely convinced that they'd survived the semester and the students hadn't ( Read more... )

"So, squatting," Sparkle said, feeling a little bit like he'd been hit by a bus and mostly just looking like he'd spent a few days drinking under one, "or homesteading - and I learned last night that you have to use both terms in your Google searches if you don't want to learn about cows or how to lift heavy boxes - is, by the most loose definition ( Read more... )

"Hey, class. I hope you like kids, because today we're doing another stint of volunteer work," Sparkle announced. He had handwavily directed everyone to meet on the causeway, so the whole 'field trip' aspect was probably kind of obvious, otherwise. "This week, we're going to a women's shelter to basically babysit kids while their moms are taking, ( Read more... )

"Hookay," Sparkle sighed, looking over his classroom and giving them all a wry smile, "I'm guessing you guys have probably noticed by now that I've been sort of squirming away from just straight-up suggesting you use homeless shelters. And the reason for that is because, while in theory they're amazing, and having a place to rest your head on a ( Read more... )

"Hygieeeeeene."

Sparkle had been wanting to get to this lesson for weeks now, and apparently nothing had offended his sensibilities so much this week that he had to reschedule this one.

( Sponge baths and a whole paragraph about periods, mostly. )

"You know what's not cool? Freezing to death ( Read more... )

( So. iPhones. )

"Okay, so, last week I had you all do a hands-on assignment," Sparkle said, sitting up on the desk at the front of the classroom like he was made to go there. Desks were comfortable, so sue him. "You all went out and came back with water. This week, we're going to talk about that."

He grinned faintly.

"Starting with how much water you all got. ( Read more... )

"Practical exercise day," Sparkle announced, walking around the room and handing out empty stainless steel water bottles to each student. "Without stepping into the dorms or just using the fountains here at school, I want you guys to get these things filled with clean, drinkable water. You can do it any way you see fit, except by spending money to ( Read more... )

"Hookay," Sparkle said, blowing out a breath anxiously before starting into the lecture. "So, food. This is going to be one of the most important things you can get your hands on, for obvious reasons, besides water. Water gets its own entire class, because it's about so much more than just hydrating yourself. And food..."

He grimaced just a bit.

( Eating! Yaaaay. )