2:13
Ralph begins by polling who can speak a foreign language.
Many raise their hands. One speaks Spanish. Ralph is impressed.
Ralph asks us about popular actors in our generation.
He is surprised to know Brad Pitt is still an actor.
Ralph goes back to Spanish – he thinks there is a problem with Google Translate.
Ralph is sure we will soon have a driverless car, but doesn't understand why there are cars in California. Ralph doesn't think the Chinese should have cars either.
Our Chinese students begin to argue. Ralph moves on.
2:20
Ralph is confused by the differences of crosswalk etiquette in California and New York. Me too, Ralph.
Ralph polls the class. He enjoys this. He wonders if there are any science fiction fans.
Not too many. Ralph is disappointed.
The girl next to me has posed an interesting historical question about Ender’s game and its context.
Noble is troubled. There are apparently eight volumes.
Ralph moves on. He notes that the Spartan training was a way of life. You had no choice when you were a child.
Ralph again takes a poll. Anyone listen to country or western songs?
There are only five plots in country western songs, says Ralph.
One more question. Do we watch procedural crime shows on the TV? We do. Ralph moves on.
2:27
Ralph goes to the chalkboard and writes “Awareness.” He underlines it.
Ralph does not like Shakespeare. He thinks he stole all of his work from other people.
Ralph notes that if you go to Europe, there’s more sex on TV. In America it’s anger.
He thinks anger is more powerful. I think Ralph is getting angry. Maybe hangry.
Ralph has yet to find an accurate depiction of a decapitation on the internet. Me too, Ralph.
2:31
Statistically speaking, Ralph agrees that showers are risky.
I am making tremendous eye contact with the boy across from me. He is wearing a hat.
HatBoy also thinks this is ridiculous, and keeps giggling.
Ralph is horrified with the frequency of the printing of textbook sales.
2:33
Ralph writes “Existence of Content” and underlines it.
He thinks many of us have lived sheltered lives.
Ralph agrees that his life has been sheltered.
We show Ralph our Prezi.
Ralph is confused by my group’s Prezi.
My partner also made a Prezi for her high school Prom and Ralph watches that too.
Ralph insists that this classroom is a great place to make mistakes. I agree, Ralph.
The Asian professor next door is screaming through the wall.
“The American Civil War was really scary,” says Ralph.
Ralph is evaluating the problems with our weapons in the Civil War.
I admit, Ralph knows positively everything about everything.
2:40
Ralph asks the boy next to me a question about the history of computer coding.
The boy does not know. Ralph is baffled.
Ralph does not answer the question, but instead continues.
‘Young people have infinite metabolisms,’ says Ralph.
McDonalds is a real estate company, not a food company, states Ralph.
Ralph is a big fan of the business strategies of McDonalds.
Ralph likes Burger King food better, but thinks McDonalds has better locations.
2:47
Ralph asks girl in the front where she wants to work when she is older.
The girl does not answer. Ralph moves on.
Ralph doesn’t want Co-Op’s to jeopardize our chances of financial aid.
Ralph is impressed with the Chinese bureaucracy.
Ralph says he was “young-ish” during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Ralph is curious if we have taken the SAT’s. He thinks the ACT’s are “weird.”
2:54
Ralph is not a big fan of Putin.
He is, however, impressed with the intelligence of Soviet spies.
Ralph is advising us to homeschool our children. He thinks of this as his best advice.
Ralph is advising us on how to murder someone.
He says we need to make sure there is no evidence left behind. Or else, go to a town where they cant afford to test for those things. Thanks, Ralph.
2:57
Ralph writes “Understanding” on the board. He underlines it.
Ralph does not think that organic food can feed the world.
Ralph asks me a question. Here we go.
He is wondering how I could pass a calculus test without understanding calculus.
I tell him about my calculus test.
HatBoy jumps in and gives his feedback.
Ralph enjoys our answer. I giggle.
3:00
Fifty minutes left.
Ralph is wondering if we could do math with roman numerals.
I think of the Big Rig song. I do not bring it up.
The hunting/gathering lifestyle is something Ralph thinks you may do on a vacation.
The HatBoy is looking at me and smiling. I think he is trying to communicate something.
I have successfully taken off all of my nail polish.
I ask a math question as Ralph's back is turned. Ralph is surprised.
Ralph does not answer my math question but instead swings the topic to Psychology.
3:09
Ralph writes “Mastery” on the board. He underlines it.
Ralph seems sad that no one goes to the library anymore.
A boy near me cracks a joke. The room chuckles. Ralph informs white-shirt boy that he will go on to graduate school.
Ralph has decided to go back to my question. He decides again to not answer it.
Ralph says we are here to educate ourselves. Good point Ralph.
Ralph is nodding and thinking to himself.
“Life is far too short to think about negative stuff.” Ralph thinks we have an anger addiction.
Ralph has pulled a chair out. He has grown tired of sitting on top of his desk.
Ralph does not think geeks like firing people.
Ralph seems to be thinking of letting us go early today.
He is wondering if we have any tests this week. How considerate.
Just kidding. He seems to want us to stay.
3:20
Ralph is curious what calculus is good for. He does not seem to like calculus.
Ralph is also not a big fan of high school math teachers. He says he has had a bad a bad math teacher.
Ralph really likes photography, he tells us.
“High schools is where you learn about status and dating,” says Ralph. Well said, Ralph.
Ralph is weakening. He wants to get out of here.
Ralph says he needs his trees trimmed but he doesn’t know what to search for on Google.
I offer my advice – “Hedge Trimming.”
Ralph is impressed. He says he didn’t search that.
Ralph says he’ll tell as a story and then let us go..
He is talking about his friend, who has a degree in “Church Music.”
Ralph thinks this was a career disaster.
There seems to be no moral to this story.
Ralph says this is our life to shape. Thank you, Ralph.
Ralph says that the topic for the next class is “Money and the Internet.”
We shall see, Ralph.
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