9th Grade

Fri, 17th September 2021

Our first period was German. We watched some German films with subtitles on. It was very interesting. Even the boys were quiet and watcjed it silently. I expected them to make jokes but they looked very busy practicing their reading and listening 😅

The next period was Czech. Our teacher gave us a paper with a few questions about the history of our language. It was just for us to practice for a test that we'll have on Monday (20th September). Then we did some exercises in our books.

The third period was civics. Our teacher, Mr. Williams, wanted us to play a game.
„Divide in two groups. One group will try and think of a few reasons why you should vote and the other group will write down reasons why you shouldn't vote. And you, Preston, will sit next to me and listen to each group's opinions and then you'll tell us which group convinced you to vote or not," Mr. Williams explained the game.
„Hm," Preston answered.
„Mr. Williams, can I switch roles with Preston? He's not going to communicate with us, anyway..." Robert tried to convince the teacher.
„No, I want Preston to listen to the groups and express his opinion on their ideas," the teacher denied his idea.
„But—"
„You know what? You and Preston can have the same role."
„Thank you, Mr. Williams!"

I was in a group with Bianca, Audrey, Maggie, Madison, Felix, Brad, Robin and Adam. Our task was to think of something that could convince others to not vote.
„What if someone's scared to vote, because their family will judge them?" I told others.
„Good idea!" Robin agreed.
„I think it's the only thing that could stop someone from voting, to be honest," Madison said.
„Nope. What if you're too lazy or can't write? That's going to stop you from voting, too," Brad expressed himself.
„Or what if you oversleep and can't vote in time?" Felix added.
„Yeah, let's add write these reasons down, too, I'm sure we'll make other laugh with that," Robin rolled his eyes.
„We're also not even eighteen yet—" Brad tried to speak, but Adam stopped him;
„Of course we're too young to vote, but we're supposed to think like adults."

„Now please stop writing and tell your reasons to Preston and Robert," Mr. Williams told everyone.
„Brad's group will go first."
„So, Preston and Robert, I think you shouldn't vote, because what if your family will judge you for voting?"
„They literally don't care about who I vote or not," Robert did not let himself be convinced.
„Alright. But what if you don't know how to write, how are you going to vote, then?"
„Nice try, but I know how to write."
„Hmm. What if you oversleep the voting time?"
„Then I won't vote. Good job on convincing me," Robert winked at us.

„Okay. And now the other group will try to convince you to vote with their ideas," Mr. Williams looked at the other side of the classroom.

„So," Kyle started his monologue, „you should go out and vote, because it's very important for the whole country and also because it's fun to throw the ballot in that special box for votes."
„You're right! I think I'll vote," Robert laughed.
Preston remained silent during the whole thing.
„What about you, Preston? Which group changed your opinion on voting?," Mr. Williams asked him.
„I don't know," he answered.
Mr. Williams sighed.
I think it's strange that Preston refuses to talk with others at school. His parents never reported any communication problems. But I guess he has a reason to remain silent all the time.

The next period was biology. We watched a documentary about how muscles work. It was interesting.

We had pasta and salad for lunch. It was good :)
I'll write more on Monday! Now onto the weekend 😇