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IlovethebombI absolutely hate those āletās go around the circle and introduce ourselvesā exercises. Making children do them seems especially cruel.
oce šDonāt you think itās good to train children to be able to talk to strangers and introduce themselves? I know itās stressful but I think it is useful.
Thatās just not how people introduce themselves out in the real world though.
I guess the teachers will just have to make educated guesses based on which students they presume will end up strung out, and then have only those kids practice the introductions.
(But, for real, Iāve encountered this shit in numerous workplaces)
Yeah, and the people who do it in social situations are usually corporate drones.
What do you think is different compared to when you join some new company, training or club and you are asked to present yourself?
MinnesotaGoddamThat happens a lot less than you think. And I try to avoid clubs etc that do that nonsense.
idunnololzDepends on the job but this happens all the time for me because I often have to sit in meetings with customers (b2b company) and so usually we have to introduce ourselves at the start of the meeting.
Maybe I just have a good job.
work is the real world and i have some news
The problem is the lack of structure.
I organize a lot of workshops involving people from experts to executives, where always need an introduction round, and I always give them a structure to follow. Makes the task it easier, but itāll also be much more useful for the group, as weāll focus in the aspects of a person that matter for the context of the workshop.
For a class intro in primary school, it could be:
- name and age
- nickname youād like others to call you
- favorite subject
- favorite hobby / free time activity
I just made this up, but a teacher could probably come up with something even more fitting.
The point is, always give people structure or guidance, youāll get much more out of similar introduction rounds.
Sure but in the real world you will sometimes get this and sometimes get no structure. Itās been about 50/50 for me so far. Being able to do either on the fly is good.
Itād just be a lot less horrible if you donāt have to come up with something to say about yourself. Kids are RUTHLESS and if youāre not quick on your feet, or even if you are, but the thing you say can be taken wrong, you will be bullied for the rest of your time in school over it. Unless you luck out and someone elseās thing is even worse.
AzzuItās not training though, you get thrown into the real thing immediately that decides the rest of your social time at school.
If you were encouraged and made to practice in private before, then I would agree with you.