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[recluserose]

WHO: Amelia Steinbeck (recluserose) and Others
WHERE: Throughout the hotel.
WHEN: October 25th-26this, varying times of the day.
WHAT: Acclimating to the hotel and floor explorations.
WARNINGS: N/A for now, also prompts in comments.



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[venomnom]

[Reiju leans forward for a better look. It'd be rude not to, and she is curious to know what the itinerary of a teacher looks like.]

It does look that way. Is that a good thing?

[Is Amelia a busybody, or are these gaps a welcome respite?]

[recluserose]

I would assume so. Most people raise a brow or two when they see how much is written in my planners on a normal day-to-day.

[But her new day-to-day will be different. Right now, she's figuring out her routine in the hotel.

And you can bet that Amelia will be putting her new routine down in her planner! ]

[venomnom]

[She's so valid.]

You don't seem to mind it.

[Well, Reiju has no concrete proof, but Amelia seems willing to take on more. Everything's been about adding, not retracting. It says a lot about the type of person Amelia is.]

[recluserose]

Well... I don't like being too idle or distracted. I'm just figuring things out and that in itself is... Fun?

[Yes.]

[venomnom]

[Yes.

She thinks she can see the appeal. Maybe.]

I'm sure the concierge would be glad to hear it.

[recluserose]

I'm finding that working in the evening is relaxing, strangely enough.

[She makes a sweeping gesture around the mostly vacant lobby that has some employees milling about.]

It's quiet but the staff is available should I need anything. That's something I wouldn't have if I wasn't on vacation.

[Except maybe when she borrows her friend's golem. They do stuff for her.]

[venomnom]

[It's much noisier in the day, and the help are less occupied in the evening. In those respects, Reiju can understand from where Amelia is coming.]

It's certainly convenient to have an attendant or two at all hours. Are teachers expected to shoulder their tasks alone?

[recluserose]

Throughout the year there are ways that I acquire assistance. Some students need more support than others and I can't give them all my attention when I teach up to four classes a day.

Every teacher has their own responsibilities and I'm just one of the many at the school I work at. And as much as I love my subject, I give credit to my other coworkers who are just as passionate about theirs.

[venomnom]

[Passionate. Yes, Amelia is a very passionate person. It seems like everyone in her type of profession is.]

Then what happens to the students who fall behind?

[recluserose]

[She had to gradually grow into it and Amelia would attribute most of her growth to the people who helped her in the journey to become a teacher. But that's a story for another day.]

For students who fall behind, I give them opportunities to make up the work or turn in work for less credit. Chances are, if they're failing in my class, they're doing poorly in several others and that's when other interventions come in.

It's a lot of school jargon and minutia which I can cover for another time. Personal circumstances vary from student to student so there's no one-size-fits-all solution for those who are struggling.

[venomnom]

[That sounds like a lot of work for the stragglers. It's an almost alien concept . . . but not a terrible one.]

That's a holistic way to look at it. Your students are lucky.

[recluserose]

Believe it or not, it's taken a long while for holistic teaching methods, much less culturally responsive teaching methods to really take shape. It's also a continuous process.

[It's never going to be perfect but it's hopefully going to be better.

Reiju's compliment almost makes her quirk her lips.]

Well, if you ask my students some of them seethe through their teeth at the concept of being made to read a book.

[venomnom]

[She believes it, if only because she lacks a proper frame of reference on which to base her standards. Amelia's is also the expert opinion between the two of them.]

Would they rather be outside, swinging swords?

[recluserose]

Er. Well, swords aren't really an option in my world. In fact, most civilians aren't allowed to carry weapons except for certain firearms.

[Reiju, what kind of world are you from to suggest that?? It just occurred to Amelia to even wonder that just now.]

[venomnom]

[Guns over swords? They're both deadly. What an arbitrary decision.]

I don't suppose they'd go to the shooting range.

[recluserose]

No... No that isn't an option either. They're too young for that.

[That's a whole other conversation and say it again with me folks: "We don't have to unpack all of that."]

[venomnom]

[We definitely don't!

Well, Reiju isn't surprised to be shot down. In fact, it's a good thing.]

How do they play together, then?

[recluserose]

There are athletic sports, movies, clubs, parties... There are different ways to play. Oh, and video games of course.

Some of them like outdoor activities such as hiking or surfing as well.

[venomnom]

[Sports are easy to imagine. But clubs? Parties that don't involve drinking and women? Video games?

Surfing sounds nice.]

That's more than I was expecting. They have a lot of options, don't they?

[recluserose]

[Well, the parties definitely involve drinking but as far as Amelia's concerned she's made it clear to the kids that she doesn't want to know. Not her problem outside of working hours unless it affects their education!]

They do. The world I live in can be considered relatively peaceful.

[venomnom]

It's difficult to imagine a world that completely is. So long as there are people, there will always be conflict.

[Having said that, "relatively peaceful" is a nice thought that her tone becomes somewhat wistful.]