Dream School

The assignment in Special Ed the other day was for the students to create a dream school. They were given a few qualifiers: Their institution had to adhere to academic standards and relevance and to maintain a certain discipline about its educational mission. It could not, for example, abolish homework or promote any semblance of anarchy. Otherwise, the students were encouraged to create a curriculum, daily schedule, rules, dress code, miscellaneous orders of the day, etc.  

One creative boy called for the elimination of bells at the start and end of each period, to be replaced by music. That, he said, would embolden dancing to and from classes and instill a more exuberant approach toward learning. He also suggested hiring several new teachers to enliven the faculty: Donald Trump (Home Room), Bill Gates (Economics), Stephen King (English), and Chuck Norris (Gym).