Mark this day in history... Sister Arts is *not* on Gmail currently.
~V~
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Presentation Updates and a Pointless Revolution
So... we're rockin' and rollin' on the presentation. It's in Tyler's capable hands right now, getting edited. We should have it done by Friday's meeting, so we'll need to make sure we have a computer to watch it on.
Sister Arts did speak with us this morning, asking if we could move our presentation day. Apparently she'll be in Europe this next week and doesn't want to miss it! YAY! I figure this is good - she'll preview it Friday, we have a week to tweak, put together a gag reel, make it fancy, and get our hand outs and things together. Then present the Monday before the Holiday - making sure everybody knows what to be grateful for. ;)
Meanwhile...
We walked into class today and were shocked to find our Front Corner occupied by foreigners. We let it slide, didn't say too much, but now that we've had a chance to discuss this matter, we'd like to make a public statement:
We do, indeed, live in a free country and attend a fairly free University. This means students are entitled to sit wherever they'd like, provided that the Professor has not prescribed a seating chart.
That being said, however, if your intention is to simply occupy space, not pay attention, and ultimately disrupt the learning of others, we do not find it humorous. Most of us sat in that Front Corner from day one because that is where we learn the best. In fact, that's how Group 9 was chosen in the first place... it's the first place I walked to and I pointed at the first people I found. We gravitate to that Corner and to each other because of a shared desire to learn. The people, wonderful students that they may be, I feel missed the point of class altogether today. Instead, they watched The Office, surfed Facebook incessantly, and chatted about non-course related subjects for an hour and a half.
We feel the move was unintelligent, discourteous, and immature at best. We will not retaliate thereby debasing ourselves. Nevertheless, if the aforementioned persons are continuously disrespectful to the learning environment facilitated by Sister Arts, we may be forced into drastic measures.
~V~
Sister Arts did speak with us this morning, asking if we could move our presentation day. Apparently she'll be in Europe this next week and doesn't want to miss it! YAY! I figure this is good - she'll preview it Friday, we have a week to tweak, put together a gag reel, make it fancy, and get our hand outs and things together. Then present the Monday before the Holiday - making sure everybody knows what to be grateful for. ;)
Meanwhile...
We walked into class today and were shocked to find our Front Corner occupied by foreigners. We let it slide, didn't say too much, but now that we've had a chance to discuss this matter, we'd like to make a public statement:
We do, indeed, live in a free country and attend a fairly free University. This means students are entitled to sit wherever they'd like, provided that the Professor has not prescribed a seating chart.
That being said, however, if your intention is to simply occupy space, not pay attention, and ultimately disrupt the learning of others, we do not find it humorous. Most of us sat in that Front Corner from day one because that is where we learn the best. In fact, that's how Group 9 was chosen in the first place... it's the first place I walked to and I pointed at the first people I found. We gravitate to that Corner and to each other because of a shared desire to learn. The people, wonderful students that they may be, I feel missed the point of class altogether today. Instead, they watched The Office, surfed Facebook incessantly, and chatted about non-course related subjects for an hour and a half.
We feel the move was unintelligent, discourteous, and immature at best. We will not retaliate thereby debasing ourselves. Nevertheless, if the aforementioned persons are continuously disrespectful to the learning environment facilitated by Sister Arts, we may be forced into drastic measures.
~V~
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