Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Please, turn off all cell phones. The test will begin promptly at omg-o’clock. You may not leave until the allotted time has elapsed. The Proctors will move freely about the room. Should you choose to leave for any reason, you waive all rights and indemnify the test company, it’s employees and anyone associated with this classroom.
Sound familiar?
ceayr and Our Miz jenne invite all those with sufficient confidence, reckless abandon and/or suicidal self-confidence to contribute a story. Using the photo below and not exceeding 250 words, join in the Unicorn Challenge.
No questions?
Good Luck
…begin
“No way.”
“Liam, you know the rules. No private texting. If you have something to say about this or any other exhibit, both audio and video modes must be enabled.” The border of the teacher tile on the screen glowed brightly. M. Grnby was held in high esteem by fellow teachers and parents alike for being non-confrontational with pupils in her Historical Appreciation class.
“It’s just that,” the boy appeared on the lower right of the screen, “There’s no way that thing could be stable. Yet the Museum Tour ‘bot just said it’s a human-powered vehicle.”
“That’s right,” M Grngy cued a supportive blue tint to the border of her tile on the class computer display.
“Where’s the battery or airbags or, for that matter, the control module?”
The collective murmurs of all seventy-five eighth-grade pupils was sprinkled with laughter.
“I like the flowers.” Olivia, who the educational AI had flagged at the beginning of the semester as nascent Influencer, smiled. She was unaware an educational subroutine that immediately softened the gain on the classroom audio and threw in a flurry of subliminal images; mostly of serenely beautiful babies and warmly-glowing kitchens.
A private text appeared on Liam’s phone, “I bet you could ride it.”
Looking up at the group screen, he saw the background hue in Olivia’s window darkened from cheerful pink to a strangely pleasing scarlet.