Anon introduces himself

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• Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I absolutely hate those “let’s go around the circle and introduce ourselves” exercises. Making children do them seems especially cruel.

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  • oce@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Don’t you think it’s good to train children to be able to talk to strangers and introduce themselves? I know it’s stressful but I think it is useful.

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    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s just not how people introduce themselves out in the real world though.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨28⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    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.

    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

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  • ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Introducing yourself to others is like the basis of all socialization. 🤔

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    • frog@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      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.

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    • taxon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yes, but some people, myself included, find forcibly requiring individuals to introduce themselves in succession to be disingenuous.

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    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, but there’s something about forcing people to do it that just removes the fun from it all.

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  • Jax@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    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.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      I think if you force a crying child to say their name — that’s obviously going too far.

      i’m sorry you experienced that. if it’s any consolation, the only times anyone gets forced to do anything at my wife’s program is for safety reasons. like, get out of the burning building! don’t elope from the classroom to the street with busy traffic or the shooting range just o’er yonder! life and death stuff. i want to say teachers have learned better, but i also want to say teachers have seen just that specific bullshit and been appalled by it. y’know, because they’re human like you and most of me have empathy.

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• pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨34⁩ ⁨seconds⁩ ago

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• rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  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 even if you don’t botch the delivery.

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  • Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Fun fact: this practice hasn’t changed in the hundreds (thousands?) of years we’ve been asking kids to introduce themselves to a group

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• xxce2AAb@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Truly God helps those that help themselves.

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• IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Upvote for the Haruhi reference cringe or not.

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