Monday, May 15, 2006

Learning from the Ancient Greeks


After reading about 'democracy' in Ancient Greece, we decided to try some class democracy. We held an election to vote for eight people to form the 4S 'Assembly'. The only difference between our election, and Ancient Greek elections, is that we allowed females to vote!

The new members of the Assembly then had their own election to vote for two Presidents, a male and a female. They are Zahra and Moin.

The first issue at hand in their first meeting was law, and the development of some class laws. They discussed the purpose of laws, and agreed on a definition for that purpose:

The 4S laws... "ensure people follow the class rules and have the rights to do things in order to have a better class reputation."

Here is a thought-provoking question for you. Please answer sensibly.

Should females be allowed to vote in elections?

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Rawan Becomes Famous

Rawan recently made the front
cover of the Daily Star's "Lifestyle"
magazine. The article celebrates
the fact that our mothers are very
important to us all. You all recently
wrote a letter to your mothers for
a competition run by Etc..., however,
I'd like you to write a short (about
10 lines) poem about your mother,
or about all mothers, in the comments
section. I look forward to reading them!