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  1. Oct 2018
    1. Specials are opportunities for students to do work in specific areas of curricular interest—Lego Robotics League, Anime Book Club, Civilization League, Spoken Word, and so on— or for one-on-one tutoring of students who may want or need extra help in reading or numeracy.

      By the sound of it, specials act like more of a study hall, yet with more free control? I honestly feel like this is a great idea. If they need help, they can get help. If they do not need help, and would rather explore their interests, they can do that too!

    2. Choice courses run for six weeks, two Choice sessions per semester. In the sixth grade, Choice classes meet four times each week.

      So these "choice classes" take up a huge part of the curriculum. Do they coincide with other classes, or are they their own thing?

    3. Learnare electives created by faculty around topics

      It is interesting that these classes are considered more as electives than actual classes

  2. Sep 2018
    1. “I wanted to approach ‘Alright’ as more uplifting—but aggressive. Not playing the victim, but still having that We strong, you know?”

      A lot of "revolutionary" songs tend to have a very "screw authority" feel to it. This song has that, but also has a civil sense of light to it as well.

    2. Because it's my self-expression, and you can have your opinions on it, you can feel a certain type of way, but it's how I feel. And I can't contradict that at all.

      Kendrick stays true to his word, which is not only hard to do as an artist that is a household name, but is also hard to find.

    3. My best thoughts… The best answer I can give you, um… That was me then.

      Artists are constantly evolving. Many artists are stuck in this rut of "if my music changes too much, then my fan base will leave me" which ultimately leaves their music the same, which slowly makes it stale. Kendrick is a great example of an artist doing what he wants.