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"I have this theory of why Mr. Wilson has created this little instance of alternative education. He claims that it's to give others who don't do so hot with the "standard" class model (daily homework, big tests, and all that) a chance to do something well. I believe that Mr. Wilson is resentful of those who do do well with the standard model, and in part envious, because they challenge not only his superiority in the classroom but also his very legitimacy as a teacher. His lack of "gifts" makes him feel inadequate, so he abuses his power as an educator. So, because he so envies us smart kids, he screws us over with a bizarre new assignment.
Plus, so far, it's not working. The very people he aimed this project at (the slackers) are doing just that: slacking. And they still give themselves 3's on their daily self-evaulation. My internal need for parity feels violated."
--Colin Corbett, making a perfect explanation of the problems with Mr. Wilson's new educational strategies
i just posted a huge self-important response to colin's quote, complete with condescending overuse of vocabulary... and then i think i erased it all. how ironic.
I'll admit, the quote has its self-aggrandizing (funny, I know) moments: "us smart kids" who "challenge his superiority in the classroom", and the project being aimed at "slackers". But once you boil away all of the self-importance in the quote, it does have perhaps a golden kernel of truth.
I did purposely write it to sound self-important, mostly for humorous effect. In reality, I'm not that stuck up (and if I was, I wouldn't admit it). And too bad you got rid of that, Lindsay. I would have loved to read it.