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I absolutely hate those "let's go around the circle and introduce ourselves" exercises. Making children do them seems especially cruel.
i do too. I have 3 believable truths 3 unbelievable truths, 3 believable lies, 3 unbelievable lies, 7 "interesting facts" about me (i used to have 8 but one of them, uh it required me to tell a joke and that does not work at 8 AM so now it's gone. I don't function 8 AM well before.) and i can pick and choose between my pre-prepped bullshit based on my audience and how awake and healthy i feel and what stupid game they decide to play.
worst part is i used to do improv so for the longest time i would just wing it and did fine. then they started doing them before coffee. now i gotta copy my bullshit offa my phone onto cue cards if i have one of those things
Don't you think it's good to train children to be able to talk to strangers, in public and introduce themselves? I know it's stressful but I think it is useful.
That's just not how people introduce themselves out in the real world though.
work is the real world and i have some news
What do you think is different compared to when you join some new company, training or club and you are asked to present yourself to the group?
Depends how many of these kids will end up in AA meetings
Introducing yourself to others is like the basis of all socialization. 🤔
Introducing yourself to others is normal. Speaking infront of a group is not. Both can bring out social anxiety but public speaking is different than socializing with a small group.
Speaking a few sentences in front a classroom sized group is pretty normal and kids should be exposed to it. Uncomfortable experiences are a part of growing up.
Yes, but some people, myself included, find forcibly requiring individuals to introduce themselves in succession to be disingenuous.
Yeah, but there's something about forcing people to do it that just removes the fun from it all.
Is it cruel?
I don't agree, I think if you force a crying child to say their name — that's obviously going too far. But it is important to get kids used to socializing, human beings need other human beings ultimately.
Would have been pretty funny (to those in the know) if he managed to do it with confidence. Shame.
Also damn, this Greentext is 10 years old. Doing this nowadays in highschool would definitely net you a room full of blank stares (best case) even if you don't botch the delivery.
Fun fact: this practice hasn't changed in the hundreds (thousands?) of years we've been asking kids to introduce themselves to a group
Truly God helps those that help themselves.
Upvote for the Haruhi reference cringe or not.