Oddyssey

So Oddyssey was this week, and I didn't have very high hopes going into it due to a very bad experience two years ago (the only class I remember was Music Therapy which involved everyone closing their eyes and listening to a lady play the harp...little strange). But my first day of this Oddyssey this year actually wasn't too bad. I got to play some handbells which was pretty fun, and I also got to watch the faculty rock band which was defintely the highlight of the two days. Watching Mr. Wilms rip a solo to Zeppelin's "Rock & Roll" made those two days totally worth it. As for the sociological point of view, I guess the main purpose of Oddyssey is to broaden the learing of students and acknowledge that there are important things to be learned that are not taught inside of a classroom. It's a shame that so many kids have an unpleasant experience with this because I really do think that Oddyssey could be a great thing. If the classes were tailored more to student's interests (last time I checked I was not planning on becoming a Hawaiin dancer when I graduated, not that there's anything wrong with that) then we would all enjoy Oddyssey much more. For example, I really wanted to hear one guy speak who spent some time as a radio DJ. Unfortunately I didn't get that class, but that would have been something that I had a genuine interest in. I commend Stevenson for the idea and orginzaition of Oddyssey since I do believe it's intentions are good, but I would like to see classes that are of more interest to the students.