*anger*
I loathe and despise Mr. Watterson.
He's making us enter a writing contest. It is not an option. We are being FORCED to write an essay or a short story for a TEST GRADE. He will then look at all the entries, choose the best, enter them in the state writing contest, and then take all the credit for it if one of them wins.
And the worst part about it is if he were confronted, he would say he was doing it for our benefit, that if he didn't make it a requirement no one would enter and no one would get a scholarship, and any rewards he gets are secondary to the $5000 first prize in the short story wins. Never mind that he receives $2000 if one of his students wins. Never mind that his name is put directly under that of the winner. Never mind that he arranges interviews and articles with the paper as the student's teacher. Never mind that he credits himself for their triumphs. Never mind that the only involvement he has in the process is assigning the essay/story and then taking it up. This is done purely for the students.
Did I mention that I loathe and despise Mr. Watterson? From the deepest depths of my heart?
*simmers*
posted by Emily @ 1:10 PM
10 Comments:
Oh well...Hey, at least you get to write something. (Let's hear another rousing chorus of "WRITE ABOUT US!!"
Egotistical at all?
Incidentally, all hail new Quiz Bowl District Champs!
I hail ya, I hail ya!
Hail! *ow, ow* hail! *"ice.. ow"*
I think mine's going to be an essay (and for those of you that seem to need ego boosting, no, it is not about you). I just don't have very many ideas for short stories. Actually, I have no ideas at all. Except for next year's NaNo, but that is definitely not scholarship material.
Google for NaNo Scholarship or I could do it for you, and there being only 1 result that isn't relavent... um good luck.
Still, it'd look good on your resume.
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It's not to boost ego; we're just such a cool group of people, and some interesting things have happened to us, (cough,CEILING, cough) that it would make a fair story, especially with some extra fiction in for more plotlines.
Erm, yes, well, it looks like I'm going to be writing an essay instead, and it'll be quite good but I really don't have a way to convert it into a story and if I did it wouldn't relate to one of the moral themes, so I'll just write the essay and hope I have a stroke of genius relating to the short story.
And just how much plot is there behind the ceiling story anyway? And how on earth could I possibly make it relate to some moral theme (such as the obligations of friendship and community, honesty, humility, charity, etc., etc.)?
Um, creativity. It's a pretty creative way to get Trexler pissed, the entire school administration stressed, the mental health club thing at ASU appalled at how it was handled, and Abe into a temporary hero.
That's why you add plot.
what will you write about, exactly?
AHH, STOP INVADING OUR BLOGS!!! Is that #2 or #3?
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