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As a teacher, I would rather examine my students orally. Shorter and to the point. Much fairer. In that sense, what he says is normal.
by pfortuny 5y ago
As a teacher, I would rather examine my students orally. Shorter and to the point. Much fairer.
In that sense, what he says is normal.
- austenallred 5y agoIt’s also a bit of an IQ test to see how you can hit balls back across the net with zero preparation.
- lupire 5y agoZero response time. Tons of preparation required. See both Roger Federer and college debate teams.
- pfortuny 5y agoI never said the answers should be instantaneous. Never thought so.
- KineticLensman 5y ago> with zero preparation Yes, but the students have had preparation time: the teaching and revision prior to the oral examination. They should be able to answer questions, even if the answers aren't as 'clean' as they might be if the questions had been shown to them beforehand.
- tener 5y agoFair? Some people do much better in writing due to anxiety etc.
- dubcanada 5y agoYou need a certain level of charisma to run a business. At least at the start up phase when all you’re doing is trying to convince people to use you.
- pfortuny 5y agoOh, no: you take that into account obviously.
- throwaway1777 5y agoIf you have so much anxiety you can’t pitch your idea and tell someone who you are you aren’t gonna make it as a founder unless you have a cofounder who can carry you.
- nradov 5y agoRepeated exposure to uncomfortable situations is a great way to reduce that anxiety. Even if students get a few bad grades in the process it benefits them in the long run.