The episode opens with Commander Goddard and Miss Davenport arguing over where the kids should be - the Command Post or the classroom. Catalina suggests they use a schedule and Miss Davenport implements a standard Stardogs ship schedule and instructs Thelma to keep the crew on schedule as a "tip-top priority" - a suggestion which Thelma takes bluntly and literally. Catalina's sonic practicing eventually results in her losing her voice while Miss Davenport assigns the students to keep journals of their daily activities in order to determine what career they would best fit.