| 12th grade core students:Body:• You know what Core sandals are• You remember Mr. Coleman’s dream• You know what’s going on between Mr. Linn and Ms. White• You also know what’s going on in Ms. Gifford’s room at lunch . . . or have a good idea• Mr. Linn says “hello” to you in the hall• You’ve stopped obsessing about Mr. Coleman (because you know it’s not as big as everyone thinks)• You know what “blunch” is• The night before an essay, you don’t have an outline . . . and it doesn’t really matter• Being called a fucking idiot by Mr. Linn is a compliment• Thanks to pop art, you are now the owner of the largest pack of gum/condoms/cigarettes on your block• The RAPs on Mr. Posito’s board are not meant for you• You remember Ms. Frame• Not only do you remember Ms. Frame, you remember when she let someone smoke in class• You know what I mean when I say, “she’s channeling Ms. Frame”• You’re beginning to think that Spice Girlsism really would create a better society• Your midterm total has hit double digits• You now use “I” statements in your essays• “IUE” is now a foreign word• You know to wear a watch the day of Linn exams• You run through more ink and paper than is healthy• It’s cooler to go to sleep before eleven than to stay up all night• You haven’t used “ethnocentrism” lately• Writer’s cramp is a very familiar feeling• You have really good (or really bad) task group memories• You’ve heard the word “folks” used one too many times• Part of the reason you want to go to UCLA is to see Bret (the pictures on his MySpace put him in a whole new light)• You think it’s weird that some classrooms don’t have paintings on the walls• You can B.S. like a pro• There’s a good chance you can spell Nietzsche or Dostoevsky, and possibly Sartre• On an essay, you can’t fit more than two words per line• Your writing looks like shit• You’re thrilled when Gifford comments that, “Your writing isn’t all that bad”• An in class essay is just as serious as Mr. Linn’s wardrobe• The last packet you read was in tenth grade• Or, conversely, you read and highlight every packet religiously• You’ve seriously considered becoming a communist or turning atheist• You didn’t remember Bafa Bafa until you read this• Your essays are distinguished by the absence or lack of thinking• Core periods have become the mythical nap period• Everyone knows that special “awlriiiiiiight”• You wonder about Mr. Wilf’s home life• Actually, you wonder about all of the Core teachers’ home lives• You know Mr. Wilf’s history with porn• You have caught up on three years of class naps in at least on class• You’ve seen Wilf run in short shorts• You’ve taken a piss next to Mr. Wilf or Vitaly• Sitting in Mr. Linn’s room feels like an acid trip• You’ve been in Mr. Miller’s class more than one year and still haven’t looked at every part of his room• You tried your best to distance yourself from Ary when he gave his speech on women• You know how every girl in your grade got their periods• You relish the image of Mr. Cameron quaking• You know where the phrase “Mr. Lemmon you are tall and regal, too bad our relationship would be illegal” comes from• You almost cried the day your pop art was due because everyone’s was better than yours• You remember when Travis was “Travvy-bear”• You also remember where he proposed to Ms. Frame• You can walk and study at the same time• You can study in the shower• We all know how we’re “feeling today” and your experiences are “intense”• You still don’t know what SI stands for• Your teachers compare you to their dogs• You refer to classes by the name of the teacher• You’re called a sinner at least once a day• You know more about your teachers’ personal lives than you know about your own• You’re concerned if you don’t hear the word “fuck” in your classes• A question isn’t a question unless it says “fully explain in your own words”• You are impressed with Ms. Gifford’s Seven Jeans and Converse• You have favorite Linn and Gifford outfits• You spend time mimicking your teachers• You’ve gone to the bathroom at least once with a Core packet• You buy highlighters in bulk• Highlighting is futile because you highlight everything• Paden and Rodriguez drama is legendary• Half of your essay is in quotations• You’ve been roared at by Ms. Gifford• You want to come back and be a Core teacher• Someone you know memorizes outlines with a song• You have debates about whether Mr. Coleman or Mr. Posito would win in a brawl• You have debates about whether Mr. Linn wears boxers or briefs• E Hall is home• You know that it will take the whole passing period to get through E Hall• You know half your friends will go to Berkeley• Three-quarters of your friends had Chinese slippers and/or Ugg boots• Your tenth and twelfth grade teachers asked if you studied the Inuits . . . and you said no• The definition of digression is “I won’t be taking notes for awhile”• You find the math-Core feud hilarious• You were in Posito’s class when it was in J Hall• You stopped counting how many pages you wrote on your midterms• You wholeheartedly believe that a thesis will come to you the morning of the exam . . . or rather when you get your paper• “Conroy” is a dirty word• You had/have Anstead as a teacher• The worst thing you can be called is a racist• You know someone who has been blessed by Mr. Coleman before the AP Art exam• You walk around with ink all over the side of your hand• You’ve had a take-home midterm• You didn’t have an essay involving Hamlet, Kant, Phedre, or Hume• You know that a Core packet bonfire would get so big it would probably kill someone• But you’d like to have one anyway• You know what Core paper is and you know that it must have a stripe• You understand the necessity of having multiple pens on test day• It would require an entire dumpster to get rid of all your Core stuff• You have made up words on more than one occasion . . . for instance, what is the plural form of consciousness?• Rather than figuring out what you need to include on a midterm to get an A, you figure out who needs to grade it for you to get an A• You are familiar with the slash method of grading: A/B, B+/B . . . etc.• You’ve been on Core longer than some of the teachers• Outlines are only for in-class essays• You’ve written more essays in class than at home |
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Upset ] UPDATE: 
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all 10th core stuff to the left, and all 9th core stuff to the right.it amazes me.
stressed ] i hate IUE's. its just the making of the outline that drives me insane because i dont know any of it. thank god school is out soon! wooohoooooo!
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