I thought that one of the best ideas of today was the perfectly balanced city that athens was/is. There was no emphasis on a sole idea or activity, they were all represented. I thought that this was really important, especually when somebody pointed out that this is very similar to all cities, especially the one we live in: Chicago. Mr. Allen, playing devil's advocate, brought up that if we took away all the "extra" things about our school, like the free areas, the music department, or the gyms, it would be fine, and we would all have more time to focus on our academic classes. This enraged many people, as it was supposed to.
An important thing to realize is that even though drama and art aren't academic classes, they still are important because they shape who we are. They give us a balance. We don't aim to be smart people with no free thought, or nothing else going on. We are aiming to be well rounded people, not one demenstional.
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