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30, special education teacher

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My students are up to something. They keep coming up to me and handing me pieces of fruit, and when I ask why, they just smile cryptically and say, “Don’t worry about it.”

Like, the apples I get. That’s a teacherly thing to give. But one of them just straight up handed me a grape.

I took a sick day today and sent an email to the first girl to hand me a piece of fruit, asking if I could have an explanation now.

Her response was to send me this meme:

That clarifies exactly nothing, thanks.

Walked into school today to an email from her saying: “There’s more to come, hope it doesn’t leave you *sour* (you’ll get that later).”

Ominous.

Just before my first class of the day, one of my students came floating in, a black cloak billowing behind her, hood pulled low over her eyes.

“An offering,” she said, handing me a plain white bag with a green ribbon.

Inside is this:

Life gave me a plastic lemon.

WE HAVE AN ANSWER!

Apparently this was the result of a number of my students playing Truth or Dare at a birthday party. I’m not sure which one of them came up with “I dare you to confuse Magistra by handing her a piece of fruit without explanation”, but I 100% approve of any thought process that ends with me getting free food.

That was wild until the finish.

This, I believe, is a solid sign that this person’s students believe that they have the greatest teacher. I wish my students would do this (or anything similar) to me.

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Every single one of these is pure gold.

Some of these are hella morbid.

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the thing I really like about The Good Place is that it thematically revolves around ethics and what makes a person good or bad (both in the sense of– how do we define good and bad, and in the sense of–what aspects of someone’s formative environment and social group influence how they will treat other people). 

and the conclusion that the show comes to over and over is both that it is possible to become a better person, and because it’s possible we owe it to each other to keep trying to be better– for all eternity if we must. 

there’s no end to it, and (should I make a prediction) no real “good place” where you’ve gotten to the finish line and “won” at being a good person. it’s an eternal commitment to other people. 

you create your own good place, because whether you’re in a good place or a bad place is defined by how people treat each other. when your community has collectively learned to respect, value, and help each other, you experience the peace and support that you might have once imagined in the abstract being awarded to the truly “good” 

Sartre famously said that the Bad Place is other people.  The Good Place argues that the Good Place is, too.  

That’s because Mike Schur is Jewish.

The underlying theme of all of his shows is essentially chesed (חֶסֶד), which basically translates to loving-kindness. But not just like, loving kindness? But a DUTY to loving-kindness, a duty to tikkun olam, or repairing the world through acts of genuine chesed.

Tahani was committed to good works, but not out of a commitment to loving-kindness. Not for others and, tbh, not for herself, since she spent her whole life feeling “less” than Kamilah. To love others as yourself, you have to love yourself.

Similarly, Chidi was desperately unkind and unloving to himself, and thus denied the *whole world* loving-kindness. TGP shows this in the way Chidi’s thought- and behavior patterns that hurt him throughout his life were also inherently harming the people around him who loved him.

Eleanor purposely acted against loving-kindness, to the point where seeing others engaged in it made her angry.

Jason, honestly, had a very kind and loving soul, but his actions caused harm to others (whether that was his intention or not, and honestly it seems like he mostly just didn’t understand the impact of his choices a lot of the time… but harm is harm).

“You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it,” “learn to do good,” etc. I’m not saying that TGP ~is Jewish, because it’s not, but I AM saying that you can see Schur’s ethical framework in his art, and trying to look at any of his shows through a Christian lens is going to skew them.

Also the whole thing where there’s not really a heaven nor a hell, and that it seems like in The Good Place’s eschatology, actions are ultimately judged solely by the impact they have (on the self AND/OR on others) – which I feel like was also one of the main themes of Parks & Rec, and is wrestled with in B99. The highest ethical order is chesed.

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1. are you religious?

2. what animal do you think you’re most like?

3. how do you take your coffee?

4. how old were you when you had your first kiss?

5. museum date or aquarium date?

6. do you have any tattoos or piercings? do you want more?

7. favorite fruits?

8. favorite vegetables?

9. i’ll only date you if _____. (fill in the blank)

10. do you cry a lot?

11. who are your closest friends?

12. have you ever been a part of a protest or a march?

13. do you play any video games?

14. did you ever have an emo or scene phase?

15. what color is most of your wardrobe?

16. what do you like to do for fun?

17. what is your biggest fear?

18. name a subject you know a lot about.

19. favorite fictional characters?

20. do you read a lot? what are your favorite books?

21. how would you describe your style?

22. did you have a favorite stuffed animal when you were little? do you still own it?

23. what’s something most people love that you hate?

24. do you think you’re a good singer?

25. who do you live with?

26. favorite desserts?

27. what is the best decision you’ve made in your life so far?

28. favorite makeup brands?

29. favorite clothing stores/brands?

30. what was your first job?

31. do you take a lot of naps?

32. what is your favorite part about your body?

33. are you more dominant or more submissive?

34. are you more outgoing or more shy?

35. how tall are you?

36. what is your body type?

37. favorite flower?

38. favorite planet?

39. what do you want to dress up as for halloween this year?

40. do you prefer to date people the same age as you, younger, or older?

41. describe the person you’re in love with/have a crush on in great detail.

42. who is your biggest inspiration?

43. do you have any kinks?

44. do you own any pets?

45. which celebrity do people say you look the most like?

46. do you like sports?

47. have you ever seen a broadway musical?

48. what is your favorite kind of food?

49. would you rather be a fairy or a mermaid?

50. what is your instagram?

51. glossy lips or matte lips?

52. do you like cherry, grape, blue raspberry, watermelon, or green apple jolly ranchers the best?

53. what are your best personality traits?

54. what is your ethnicity?

55. what different hair colors have you had?

56. favorite disney princess?

57. favorite album of 2017?

58. have you ever had braces?

59. favorite holiday?

60. post a selfie.

61. are you a good swimmer?

62. do you wear jewelry?

63. can you play any instruments?

64. do you have any siblings?

65. are your grandparents still alive? how old are they?

66. who knows the most about you?

67. are you a more quiet person or do you talk a lot?

68. what advice would you give to your 13 year old self?

69. how many pillows do you sleep on?

70. ask any question you’d like.

Let’s go!

Altoona Tribune, Pennsylvania, January 7, 1939