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jonathand3/4 4:02 PMSomebody Join Me!
mariam3/4 4:06 PMhello
jonathand3/4 4:07 PMHello
mariam3/4 4:07 PMhow are you
jonathand3/4 4:07 PMI am fine
jonathand3/4 4:07 PMWhat's new
jonathand3/4 4:07 PMJamison,
jonathand3/4 4:07 PMjoin us
jonathand3/4 4:08 PMHow is it to still be act school?
jamisonS3/4 4:08 PMHello
jonathand3/4 4:08 PMThat word was at school?
jamisonS3/4 4:08 PMnot too bad
mariam3/4 4:08 PMwait i'm in your classroom
mariam3/4 4:08 PMi see you
mariam3/4 4:08 PMhaha
jonathand3/4 4:08 PMHow was class today?
jamisonS3/4 4:08 PMcool?
jamisonS3/4 4:08 PMnot bad
jonathand3/4 4:08 PMGood
jamisonS3/4 4:09 PMI mean just a regular day
jonathand3/4 4:09 PMSo am I talking to two students here or what?
jamisonS3/4 4:09 PMI don't know
jonathand3/4 4:09 PMI hear that
jamisonS3/4 4:09 PMhah
jamisonS3/4 4:09 PMyeah
jonathand3/4 4:09 PMI have about six more hours left of class tonight
jonathand3/4 4:09 PMOuch!!!
jamisonS3/4 4:09 PMI got hear a little late
jamisonS3/4 4:09 PMhold on
mariam3/4 4:10 PMno i'm still waiting for my wepbal
mariam3/4 4:10 PMwebpal
jonathand3/4 4:10 PMCool
jamisonS3/4 4:10 PMright
jonathand3/4 4:10 PMWhat do you think of this Internet interaction stuff?
jamisonS3/4 4:10 PMIt's alright
jonathand3/4 4:10 PMHave you ever done anything like this before?
jamisonS3/4 4:11 PMI mean to stay after school to do this is a little dumb but I think it will be alright
jonathand3/4 4:11 PMI hear you
jonathand3/4 4:11 PMAre you playing any sports right now?
jonathand3/4 4:11 PMOr
jonathand3/4 4:11 PMAre you just a football players
jamisonS3/4 4:12 PMbut I'm in National History Day so I stay after school
jamisonS3/4 4:12 PManyway
jamisonS3/4 4:12 PMLacrosse
jonathand3/4 4:12 PMLacrosse?
jonathand3/4 4:12 PMWow
jamisonS3/4 4:12 PMright now I play lacrosse
jonathand3/4 4:12 PMIs Blacksburg High School going to start playing that?
jamisonS3/4 4:12 PMI don't know
jamisonS3/4 4:12 PMit's a club NRVLC
jonathand3/4 4:12 PMI got it
jonathand3/4 4:12 PMHow long have you been playing that
jamisonS3/4 4:13 PMsince around 10
jonathand3/4 4:13 PMThat is pretty good.
jonathand3/4 4:13 PMWe have a new person
jonathand3/4 4:13 PMHello!
angier3/4 4:13 PMhey guys. my webpal didn't show up so i'm joining you guys
jonathand3/4 4:13 PMWelcome!
jamisonS3/4 4:13 PMwhen I lived in Charlottesville
jamisonS3/4 4:13 PMI started it
jamisonS3/4 4:13 PMHello?
jamisonS3/4 4:13 PMHello!
jamisonS3/4 4:13 PMthere we go
jonathand3/4 4:13 PMCharlottesville?
jonathand3/4 4:14 PMTough place to live
jamisonS3/4 4:14 PMI lived there
jonathand3/4 4:14 PMJust joking
jamisonS3/4 4:14 PMyeah
jonathand3/4 4:14 PMI am from Staunton, so I have been there many times
angier3/4 4:14 PMsorry to interrupt but do you know if Courtney McCoy is doing the MOO today?
jonathand3/4 4:14 PMMy best friend graduate from UVA
jamisonS3/4 4:14 PMhey I like UVA basketball and lacrosse but I like VT football
jamisonS3/4 4:14 PMumm I don't know
angier3/4 4:14 PMok thanks
jamisonS3/4 4:14 PMI don't think so
jamisonS3/4 4:14 PMI don't even know her
jonathand3/4 4:15 PMYeah, I think UVA basketball is great
jonathand3/4 4:15 PMA lot better than here at Tech
jamisonS3/4 4:15 PMyeah
jonathand3/4 4:15 PMWe hope to become better, though, in a couple of years
jamisonS3/4 4:15 PMbut that Tech game last night was good
jonathand3/4 4:15 PMThat is right
jamisonS3/4 4:15 PMagainst Rutgers
jonathand3/4 4:16 PMSo, let's talk about music again
jonathand3/4 4:16 PMWhy do you like Rage Against the Machine?
jamisonS3/4 4:16 PMalright
jamisonS3/4 4:16 PMbecause they're awesome
jonathand3/4 4:16 PMWhy?
jamisonS3/4 4:16 PMTom Morello
jamisonS3/4 4:17 PMI don't particually agree with the lyrics
jamisonS3/4 4:17 PMbut
jonathand3/4 4:17 PMI mean they do rock
jamisonS3/4 4:17 PMmusically they're good
jonathand3/4 4:17 PMI was impressed that you lock
jonathand3/4 4:17 PMThey actually try to teach a lesson with their music
jonathand3/4 4:17 PMYou like Audioslave now?
jamisonS3/4 4:17 PMI'm not a activist
jonathand3/4 4:18 PMNeither am I
jamisonS3/4 4:18 PMyeah
jamisonS3/4 4:18 PMThey're alright
jonathand3/4 4:18 PMTell me a little more about your brother and sisters again
jonathand3/4 4:18 PMYou have family at both universities?
jonathand3/4 4:18 PMVT and UVA
jamisonS3/4 4:19 PMwell my uncle and aunt works at UVA
jamisonS3/4 4:19 PMmy brother is at VT
jonathand3/4 4:19 PMI see
jamisonS3/4 4:19 PMand my dad works there
jonathand3/4 4:19 PMAre you planning on going to either schools?
jamisonS3/4 4:19 PMare you in Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
jamisonS3/4 4:20 PMthat college?
jonathand3/4 4:20 PMYeah, I think so
jonathand3/4 4:20 PMOk
jonathand3/4 4:20 PMI think it is time to talk about the book
jonathand3/4 4:20 PMR U Ready?!?!?!!?
angier3/4 4:20 PMi am
angier3/4 4:20 PM: )
jamisonS3/4 4:20 PMYeah my dad is the Ass. Dean for finance in that college
jamisonS3/4 4:20 PMsure
jonathand3/4 4:21 PMWell, if I have any problems, I will come to you
jamisonS3/4 4:21 PMhah
jamisonS3/4 4:21 PMyeah
jamisonS3/4 4:21 PMI'm going to W&M
jonathand3/4 4:21 PMWhat did you think of the book?
angier3/4 4:21 PMi enjoyed it
jamisonS3/4 4:21 PMI thought it was good
jonathand3/4 4:21 PMWhat about the book did you enjoy?
angier3/4 4:22 PMi liked how it was set up with the memos and stuff
jamisonS3/4 4:22 PMI mean the ending dragged on a little
jamisonS3/4 4:22 PMthe message was clear about the way media affects the news
angier3/4 4:22 PMi liked the ending - how he didn't know the words to the song
jonathand3/4 4:22 PMThat was certainly interesting
jamisonS3/4 4:22 PMthe end was good but it was predictable
jonathand3/4 4:23 PMAs a student about the same age, could you relate to Phillip?
jamisonS3/4 4:23 PMI saw that coming
jonathand3/4 4:23 PMCould you see yourself being in that same situation?
jamisonS3/4 4:23 PMA little bit
jamisonS3/4 4:23 PMhold on a miniute
jonathand3/4 4:24 PMSo, Angie, do you like the MOO so far?
angier3/4 4:24 PMyes i do...it's interesting to listen to you guys talk about sports and such
angier3/4 4:25 PMdo u like it?\
jamisonS3/4 4:25 PMRemember the book was ten years old
jonathand3/4 4:25 PMInteresting to talk to people in this forum
jonathand3/4 4:25 PMYes, it is
jamisonS3/4 4:25 PMso some things are dated
jonathand3/4 4:25 PMis that important to the topic of the book?
jamisonS3/4 4:25 PMbut I mean some of it was realistic
jamisonS3/4 4:25 PMI think so
jonathand3/4 4:25 PMIt speaks on the media
jonathand3/4 4:26 PMCan you remember some of the things that were going on at that time?
jamisonS3/4 4:26 PMWell I mean now we say the Pledge of Alleigace
jonathand3/4 4:26 PMThat is true
jonathand3/4 4:26 PMDo you do that everyday?
jamisonS3/4 4:26 PMyes
jamisonS3/4 4:26 PMand as a matter of fact
angier3/4 4:26 PMwe didn't do that when i was your age
jamisonS3/4 4:27 PMit is a joke that me and my friends say the Pledge loud
jamisonS3/4 4:27 PMand patriotic
jonathand3/4 4:27 PMWhy is that a joke?
jamisonS3/4 4:27 PMand my teacher doesn't mind
jamisonS3/4 4:28 PMI think in 1990 there was a huge generation gap between teachers and students
jamisonS3/4 4:28 PMnow I think the gap is closing
jonathand3/4 4:28 PMI do think the teachers are much younger now
angier3/4 4:28 PMand kids seem to grow up faster
jonathand3/4 4:28 PMI believe most of the students in this class are in their early 20s
jonathand3/4 4:28 PMThat is true
jamisonS3/4 4:28 PMI don't know it's funny because no one else does it
jonathand3/4 4:29 PMThat point is a point in the book, though
jonathand3/4 4:29 PMWhy do you think the teacher in the book gets mad at Phil?
jamisonS3/4 4:29 PMI think it's a point of perspective
jamisonS3/4 4:29 PMgeneration
asharp3/4 4:29 PMhi everyone - I'm Alison. Sorry I'm late, I student teach at a High School in Roanoke, so I just got back
jonathand3/4 4:30 PMHello Alison!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jamisonS3/4 4:30 PMhi
angier3/4 4:30 PMdo you think the teacher was right to send phil out of the room?
asharp3/4 4:30 PMnice to "meet" you : )
angier3/4 4:30 PMhey alison
jonathand3/4 4:30 PMI think Phil was breaking a rule
jonathand3/4 4:30 PMHowever, I do think the point Jamison made is pertinent
jonathand3/4 4:30 PMThe teacher was older, and she could not relate to her students
jamisonS3/4 4:30 PMto a 60 year old it's rude
jonathand3/4 4:31 PMPhil was not trying to be mean to her, he was just blowing off steam
jonathand3/4 4:31 PMWhat do you think?
jamisonS3/4 4:31 PMto a 14 year old it's a way of their expression
asharp3/4 4:31 PMit seems that is where the problem is - they were not communicating well - do you guys agree?
jamisonS3/4 4:31 PMthat's sound dumb
jamisonS3/4 4:31 PMbut for some that is true
angier3/4 4:31 PMbut he was doing it more for attention b/c he knew she would get mad
jamisonS3/4 4:32 PMWell I don't think it says that
jamisonS3/4 4:32 PMit's perspective
jonathand3/4 4:32 PMYes
jonathand3/4 4:32 PMthe book is on the different points of views and the "truths" from each character
jamisonS3/4 4:33 PMthat's what it's all about
asharp3/4 4:33 PM...sorry.. was catching up by reading the conversation... lets talk about perspective
jonathand3/4 4:33 PMWho's perspective was correct?
asharp3/4 4:33 PMhow did the format of the book give you different perspectives?
asharp3/4 4:33 PMwell... is there a correct one?
jamisonS3/4 4:33 PMNo one was there to hear it
jonathand3/4 4:33 PMGood question
jonathand3/4 4:33 PMThat's right
jonathand3/4 4:34 PMWho should you believe?
jonathand3/4 4:34 PMWho is telling the "truth?"
angier3/4 4:34 PMi felt myself siding with narwin sometimes during the book and other times siding w/ phil
jamisonS3/4 4:34 PMWell to me it sounded like Malloy's classmates didn't want Miss Narwin to get fired
asharp3/4 4:34 PMwell, what is "truth" to Mrs. Narwin?
asharp3/4 4:35 PMand how does that compare to Malloy's "truth?"
jamisonS3/4 4:35 PMHer truth is that no one should be singing at stand in respect because
angier3/4 4:35 PMi feel she felt he was being rude to her bc she felt he was humming to gain attention. she asked him to stop more than once
asharp3/4 4:36 PMI like your point Jamison
jamisonS3/4 4:36 PMin HER generation or when SHE was in school
jamisonS3/4 4:36 PMSHE didn't say anything
jonathand3/4 4:36 PMSo, Jamison, if you were the teacher....
jonathand3/4 4:36 PMWhat would you have done?
jamisonS3/4 4:36 PMI wouldn't mind
jamisonS3/4 4:36 PMit
jamisonS3/4 4:37 PMI'd be like the other teacher
asharp3/4 4:37 PMnow... what was truth about the situation to Malloy?
jamisonS3/4 4:37 PMBenson
asharp3/4 4:37 PMyea, he was laid back
jamisonS3/4 4:37 PMthat's his name
jonathand3/4 4:37 PMWhat do you say we talke about the media?
jonathand3/4 4:37 PMtalk
jamisonS3/4 4:37 PMalright
jonathand3/4 4:38 PMWhat are your impressions on the media at THIS time?
jamisonS3/4 4:38 PMWell basically the neighbor (Cooke?) is trying to get on the School board and to get on
jamisonS3/4 4:38 PMhe uses Malloy's problem
asharp3/4 4:38 PMso what does he do with Malloy's story?
jamisonS3/4 4:39 PMHe tries to make it sound like it is Narwin's fault
asharp3/4 4:39 PMwhat is his motive?
jamisonS3/4 4:40 PMto get on the 'Board
asharp3/4 4:40 PMyou are right about that, he takes Malloy's side
asharp3/4 4:40 PMright
jonathand3/4 4:40 PMIs this ethical?
jamisonS3/4 4:40 PMYes I think so
jonathand3/4 4:40 PMI agree
jonathand3/4 4:40 PMWe do live in a society of free enterprise
asharp3/4 4:41 PMhmm... he blows it out of proportion.. so I think while it might be ethical, it certainly didn't help anyone but himself
jamisonS3/4 4:41 PMHe tries to make this a prepostourus event and since he's against it,
jamisonS3/4 4:41 PMhe's blowing it up;
jamisonS3/4 4:42 PMto make people think he's right
asharp3/4 4:42 PMyep, and to get votes
jamisonS3/4 4:42 PMRight
asharp3/4 4:42 PMso is his version the "truth?"
angier3/4 4:42 PMi don't think so. what about you guys?
jamisonS3/4 4:42 PMNot to the extent that he say
jamisonS3/4 4:42 PMs
jonathand3/4 4:42 PMLooking back....
jamisonS3/4 4:42 PMMalloy was I think treated unfairly
jonathand3/4 4:43 PMwhat do you think could have been done to help this from blowing up into a national media story.
jamisonS3/4 4:43 PMbut you shouldn't attack Narwin because of it
jamisonS3/4 4:43 PMand the rules DO say that there should be Silence
jamisonS3/4 4:44 PMI mean Philip could just take the suspension
jonathand3/4 4:44 PMIs this realisitc?
jamisonS3/4 4:44 PMI think so
jamisonS3/4 4:44 PMbut
jamisonS3/4 4:45 PMthat wouldn't display freedom of speech
angier3/4 4:45 PMi probably would have taken the suspense to avoid conflict
angier3/4 4:45 PMsuspension
jonathand3/4 4:45 PMwhat do you mean by "display freedom of speech"
jamisonS3/4 4:45 PMit's a difference between local and National laws
asharp3/4 4:45 PMbut was that Malloy's motive? to prove freedom of speech?
jonathand3/4 4:45 PMNever mind
jonathand3/4 4:45 PMI got you
jamisonS3/4 4:46 PMand by Judicial Review
jamisonS3/4 4:46 PMthe Constitution rules
jamisonS3/4 4:46 PMtherefore
jamisonS3/4 4:46 PMPhilip is innocent
jonathand3/4 4:46 PMYes, it the long run....
jonathand3/4 4:46 PMHowever
jonathand3/4 4:46 PMNarwin loses her job
jonathand3/4 4:46 PMSo,
jonathand3/4 4:46 PMis he innocent?
angier3/4 4:46 PMand mallory has to switch schools
jonathand3/4 4:47 PMLet's switch gears
jonathand3/4 4:47 PMJamison,
jonathand3/4 4:47 PMyou said the ending was predictable
jamisonS3/4 4:47 PMwell I don't know
jamisonS3/4 4:47 PMhe's not
jonathand3/4 4:47 PMWhat was predictable about it?
jamisonS3/4 4:48 PMbreaking laws because he's getting a teacher fired
angier3/4 4:48 PMgood question. i didn't think it was going to end the way it did
jamisonS3/4 4:48 PMI think so
jamisonS3/4 4:48 PMbecasue
asharp3/4 4:48 PMI agree Jamison, the ending was a little bit predictable... it seemed like a "snowball effect" to me... once everything starting getting blown out of proportion, you knew that Narwin was going to get fired... is that what you thought?
jamisonS3/4 4:49 PMhe was getting sick of being called a "freedom fighter"
asharp3/4 4:49 PMyea, it was making him unpopular\
jamisonS3/4 4:49 PMyes
jamisonS3/4 4:49 PMHe just wanted to express himself in his own way
jamisonS3/4 4:49 PMI agree with that Alison
jamisonS3/4 4:50 PMThe 'Board thought that
jamisonS3/4 4:50 PMsince she wanted to take a "New age" english class
jonathand3/4 4:51 PMDo you blame the media?
jonathand3/4 4:51 PMOr
jonathand3/4 4:51 PMDo you think they were just doing their job?
jamisonS3/4 4:51 PMthe 'board thought that she was braking her connection with her students
jamisonS3/4 4:51 PMI think because Malloy's neighbor
jamisonS3/4 4:52 PMtold the reporter to write the article this way
asharp3/4 4:52 PMit does make you wonder about the stories you hear in the news... and what the "real" story is behind it
jamisonS3/4 4:52 PMso the Media was just reading her report
jamisonS3/4 4:52 PMthat's all
asharp3/4 4:52 PMthat sells more papers than "boy suspended for disobedience" doesn't it?
jamisonS3/4 4:53 PMthat's where the slants start
jonathand3/4 4:53 PMDo you know what
angier3/4 4:53 PMlike the radio annoucer that only had the short article to go by
jonathand3/4 4:53 PM"spinning the media" means?
jamisonS3/4 4:53 PMright
jamisonS3/4 4:53 PMI have an idea
jamisonS3/4 4:53 PMlike it's how you interpret that
jamisonS3/4 4:54 PMnews story\
jonathand3/4 4:54 PMThe media forums were using the story, and spinning the story in the direction they wanted the public to hear it. They were taking the news story and interpretting the story in their own words.
jamisonS3/4 4:54 PMwell that was all the radio was given
angier3/4 4:54 PMsorry to interrupt guys but it's break time
jonathand3/4 4:54 PMYEAH!!!!!!!!!!
jamisonS3/4 4:54 PMYeah it is
asharp3/4 4:54 PMhaha, I just got here : )
jamisonS3/4 4:55 PMhaha
asharp3/4 5:00 PMhey, meet you in the sitting room
asharp3/4 5:00 PM(10)
jonathand3/4 5:00 PMJamison see you in room 10