WHO: All Willing Participants
WHERE: The Xavier Institute
WHEN: Evening of December 16th
WARNINGS: None, I'd imagine.
SUMMARY: There's a talent show being put on by drama students and volunteers.
FORMAT: You can have whatever you'd like.
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i didn't get up early enough today )
If that happens to be you, better find him before the curtain goes up!]
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Mr. Pinkerton, was it? Kurt had already given you our music, yes?
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...you're the headmaster? Doing a bit with Kurt?
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Ah, yes. Dr. McCoy, pleased to meet you. We're performing Fuzzy and Blue, the track from Sesame Street. I just wanted to make sure you were given our accompaniment!
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[Nods] Yeah. I've got it. No worries.
Y'know, you'd never've seen the headmaster do anything like this, when I was a lad. Then, you'd never have a show like this, either.
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Well, a little fun never hurt anyone. If you let the students enjoy themselves, they'll be more engaged in the activities taking place. Maybe even learn something!
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It's good to see somewhere doing it differently.
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It's attitudes like that which have sent our education system down the gutter! A strict adherence to rules and traditions over the betterment of the children is almost as dangerous as chronic apathy.
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[This is a topic, surprise surprise, that Pink feels strongly about. He's even thought about writing a song.]
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Oh, precisely! And when the teachers don't care, the students can't be expected to either, or when they do they'll often care about the wrong aspect and end up seeding the cycle for future generations unless intervened with before they reach that point!
What's even worse is these sort of teachers will often smother the ones who do stand a chance at engaging the students the way they need to be, and run them off when possible.
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Just a tall order, breaking out of -- any pattern like that, really. [briefly quiet and thoughtful.] Wouldn't know about the specifics of, ah, speaking academically, of course.
It's good to see somewhere it looks like it's happened, is all I'm getting at.
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I couldn't even imagine what it would be like within the public system, honestly! We're lucky enough to have carved out our one way from scratch.
The City has some very progressive charter schools around, it's just a larger problem than these alone will be able to handle. The system's simply too large to be replaced with something more effective overnight, but I can at least hope to do what's possible for the students we can take on, and perhaps even increase that load.
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