I'm a big believer in the power of cartoons to impart a quick change of perspective. Get Fuzzy, by Darby Conley, happens to be one of my favorites that I check daily. This Sunday strip should serve as a reminder for us to be careful how we phrase our questions--unless you are specific, you just might end having to listen to a teacher's long-winded, incredibly detailed answer that doesn't come near what you wanted to learn in the first place.

Hello and Welcome

Hello, everybody. And by everybody, I mean Mr. Nekrosius's seventh grade humanities students at the University of Chicago Lab School, and anybody else who happens to drop in.

By now you should be used to posting responses to questions assigned in class; we'll continue to have those kinds of assignments in this new forum, and I look forward to seeing the same depth of thought, intellectual curiosity, and mutual respect that you have displayed in all your other endeavors show up in these posts.

I will also periodically post brief questions, ideas, or information related to class here--you should all feel free to respond if you wish, or to propose independent postings of your own. This blog is a place for us to engage in a different kind of conversation than those we have in class. Let's make the most of it.

Mr. Nekrosius