We have come to working solutions immediately to put into place to save the day and do justice to Jung Chang's memoir on the effect of Chinese Cultural Revolution on three generations of Chinese women. Revisions are currently being made to the working script to reflect the arc of communism based on feedback from Ms. Gerst and Mr. Janus. We will take a positive psychology to this process, not focusing on could've, would've, should've or finger-pointing, but instead work cooperatively and positively as a team to ensure our play does Chang's beautiful memoir justice. We encourage students with after-school availability to please sign-up to act in a major or minor role in the play, with approximately five major roles (De-Hong, Yu-Wu, Wang, Jung, Yu-Fang) to be filled immediately. Consider non-speaking parts or extras if you are busy after-school because we would only need you for the dress rehearsal.
One reason the Laboratory Schools values experiential, inquiry-based learning is because it provides students with the ability not to learn only from successes but also from challenges, even mistakes. In the professional world, challenges arise frequently, sometimes daily in some circumstances. We would not be teaching you anything of value if we did not teach you how to respond in times of challenge, times of adversity. We will take it day-by-day, and by the end, we will all have a deep understanding of why Mr. Janus and I thought it important to spend our year-long project examining how communism changed the trajectory of the 20th century, particularly as we remember the anniversaries of the Russian Revolution and the Cultural Revolutions this year.
Please see and use the Schoology Year-Long Project for all play-related business, including posting any and all working Google documents. We again remind you not to use Facebook to discuss this school-related business.
You may reach me or Mr. Janus in person or by email with any concerns.
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