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Having met some of the Hacker School faculty (though not the OP) and discussed their social rules, I don't believe this is a shaming ritual, in intent or practi

Having met some of the Hacker School faculty (though not the OP) and discussed their social rules, I don't believe this is a shaming ritual, in intent or practice. I think it's more like a code review. "You need to check for a null pointer there." "I think what you said was subtly racist." "Did you think about making this its own class? It might be easier to test that way." "That was a well-actually." The intent is to educate, not to punish; and I think the expected response is more "oh yeah, good point!" than "I'm sorry".

jamesbritt 12y ago
I think the expected response is more "oh yeah, good point!" than "I'm sorry". Both responses assume that the assessment was correct, and that's a problem. The subtly critical part of the exchange takes place in public. If there's agreement that may happen publicly, but if there's disagreement it happens privately. FTFA: After this, we ask that all further discussion move off of public channels. If you are a third party, and you don't see what could be biased about the comment that was made, feel free to talk to faculty. It then become the responsibility of those around you to go find out what really went on when someone made an unfavorable claim about you. I realize the goal is to avoid prolonged "No it wasn't" "Yes it was" exchanges but this approach is asymmetrical in favoring accusation over rebuttal.