Living in Jonas's Community

Things seem pretty nice where Jonas lives, would you want to live there? I've heard all of your arguments in class about life being boring there, but everyone seems so happy. Wouldn't you at least want to try it out to see what makes everyone so happy? Use specific examples from the book to support your point.

A Perfect Community?

Most would agree that the communities discussed in class today do a better job of dealing with racism, crime and poverty than our general society does. Why, then, were so many of you adamant that you would not want to live there? Would you not be willing to give up TV and some of your money in order for everyone in the world to have enough food to eat? How many of you would at least be interested in trying out living in one of these places, say for a week or so?

"Nevermore"

I thoroughly enjoyed the musical we went to see Friday--it was written well, produced fabulously, and acted precisely. I'd love to hear what you thought about it. Be specific about what you liked or didn't like (for an example on how to verbalize your experience at the show, check out the NYTimes review of this play). Also, I'll be impressed if you can cite the allusions to "Tell-tale Heart" we saw.

Open Houses

High school application season is fully upon us. A huge part of applying should be your visits to the schools you are interested in. What schools have you visited? Were there any surprising things you learned when you visited? Are there any schools you visited that you would not recommend to your classmates? Share what you've learned from school visits here.