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by simonw 1410 days ago
I tweeted a thing the other day about how there are surprising parallels between stand-up comedy and coming up with good questions for interviewing job candidates. In both cases there's a lot to be said for thinking VERY hard about the exact wording you are using, and the way in which the material is delivered. https://twitter.com/simonw/status/1556277081691959296
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I’ve taught at the high school level for about ten years. The mental process is familiar. I may teach the same lesson several times in a day, but there are constant alterations to pacing/phrasing depending on specific students in the room/time of day/personal assessment of how earlier phrasing landed/etc
Teaching is a kind of performance. I love that part. I need to get better at the marking/admin.