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by Stratoscope 492 days ago
I forgot to include something important in my initial comment. In my introductory email, I explained that the "teach me" segment is completely optional.

If someone didn't want to do it, that's fine and wouldn't be held against them. In practice, I think one person out of 20 chose not to do it.

And if they weren't a great teacher, that was fine too!

The purpose of the segment is to give the candidate a chance, if they want, to shine at something they are interested in, and help put them at ease by letting them start out being the expert.