Ruminations on the Alma Mater
This was Jason's away message:
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Jeff Boni, a Williams alum. and history teacher at Columbia high school showed his freshman World History II class the David painting Napoleon Crossing the Alps in order to demonstrate to his class the idealization and propagandizing effects of some art. When he asked the class to comment, a girl shouted, "Damn, Napoleon's BANGIN'!"
Oh Columbia...
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As worried as I get about my High School quotes like that give me hope. :-)
But I am worried, particularly if the things that Jon has told me are true, though who knows, since the school can be sick with rumor sometimes. But if what I've been told is true, I can almost taste what my school is becoming, and it makes me feel sort of sad and sick and old, like when someone you care about is in this downward spiral, and you can't do anything but watch.
But meanwhile, the quote is cute.
And maybe I shouldn't think so, you may say, because clearly the girl who said that isn't understanding the material. She clearly isn't interested in the class, doesn't want to actually learn.
I don't know. Maybe you'd be right saying that. And certainly you'd be right in saying that no one would ever, EVER say this at Haverford. Or, probably, at most of the other colleges my friends go to.
And that's great. But also sort of a pity.
I don't know, this is a very contradictory post. Is it possible to appreciate something for the very reasons that you're so worried about it?
Did that last sentence make sense?
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Jeff Boni, a Williams alum. and history teacher at Columbia high school showed his freshman World History II class the David painting Napoleon Crossing the Alps in order to demonstrate to his class the idealization and propagandizing effects of some art. When he asked the class to comment, a girl shouted, "Damn, Napoleon's BANGIN'!"
Oh Columbia...
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As worried as I get about my High School quotes like that give me hope. :-)
But I am worried, particularly if the things that Jon has told me are true, though who knows, since the school can be sick with rumor sometimes. But if what I've been told is true, I can almost taste what my school is becoming, and it makes me feel sort of sad and sick and old, like when someone you care about is in this downward spiral, and you can't do anything but watch.
But meanwhile, the quote is cute.
And maybe I shouldn't think so, you may say, because clearly the girl who said that isn't understanding the material. She clearly isn't interested in the class, doesn't want to actually learn.
I don't know. Maybe you'd be right saying that. And certainly you'd be right in saying that no one would ever, EVER say this at Haverford. Or, probably, at most of the other colleges my friends go to.
And that's great. But also sort of a pity.
I don't know, this is a very contradictory post. Is it possible to appreciate something for the very reasons that you're so worried about it?
Did that last sentence make sense?