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Why would it be responsibility of watch wearers to make sure that non-watch wearers know the time?
This is very strange. . .
People aren't wearing watches very much anymore, because the time is on their phone. So if their phone is off, they don't know the time. The only watches they wear are smart watches, which I made them turn off also.
People aren't wearing watches very much anymore, because the time is on their phone. So if their phone is off, they don't know the time. The only watches they wear are smart watches, which I made them turn off also.
Oh, I fully understand that many aren’t wearing watches. The issue is, why has it become your responsibility to inform them of the time? Your students are adults, aren’t they?
Oh, I fully understand that many aren’t wearing watches. The issue is, why has it become your responsibility to inform them of the time? Your students are adults, aren’t they?
Well, I think the idea is to not make things harder for them than necessary. So I was thinking how I would feel in their place. Actually, if I were them I would have planned ahead and worn a regular watch, knowing I would have to shut off my phone. But I have decades of experience in this world and I know how to plan ahead, and they are just kids.
So, there you are, with your phone off and no watch. And you have an hour and twenty minutes to do the test, and there is no way to know how much time has passed. That would stress me out.
And there was one simple solution, that I thought of, which was to write the time on the board.
Well, I think the idea is to not make things harder for them than necessary. So I was thinking how I would feel in their place. Actually, if I were them I would have planned ahead and worn a regular watch, knowing I would have to shut off my phone. But I have decades of experience in this world and I know how to plan ahead, and they are just kids.
So, there you are, with your phone off and no watch. And you have an hour and twenty minutes to do the test, and there is no way to know how much time has passed. That would stress me out.
And there was one simple solution, that I thought of, which was to write the time on the board.
This scenario is ringing a vague memory-bell. I've been in test situations, where there was no clock, and the proctor wrote the time on the board every 15 or 20 minutes. You're definitely not alone in doing that.
Well, I think the idea is to not make things harder for them than necessary. So I was thinking how I would feel in their place. Actually, if I were them I would have planned ahead and worn a regular watch, knowing I would have to shut off my phone. But I have decades of experience in this world and I know how to plan ahead, and they are just kids.
So, there you are, with your phone off and no watch. And you have an hour and twenty minutes to do the test, and there is no way to know how much time has passed. That would stress me out.
And there was one simple solution, that I thought of, which was to write the time on the board.
The highlighted portion is the key. After the first time, they will learn to wear a watch if they want to know what time it is during a test when they aren’t allowed to access their phones.
Treat your students fairly, with respect, and like the adults they are. That will earn you their respect in a way that coddling them like children never will.
The highlighted portion is the key. After the first time, they will learn to wear a watch if they want to know what time it is during a test when they aren’t allowed to access their phones.
Treat your students fairly, with respect, and like the adults they are. That will earn you their respect in a way that coddling them like children never will.
They probably don't own a regular watch and would have had to buy one, as you probably know. You are just searching for ways to make me feel I did something terribly wrong. This is just a game for you.
This scenario is ringing a vague memory-bell. I've been in test situations, where there was no clock, and the proctor wrote the time on the board every 15 or 20 minutes. You're definitely not alone in doing that.
There is nothing wrong with trying to make it a little less stressful for them.
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