Scene to read · Collaboration, Communication
Still can't center
You and a co-instructor teach the introductory course at a community ceramics club.
You teach the course with Phong. Cedric, 67, has loved every session but still cannot center clay on the wheel, which the follow-on course takes for granted. Beside the pottery wheels after the last session, he asks you both to let him go on with his classmates.
The scene
Cedric: That group is why I come. Let me go on too. I'll catch on.
Phong: The next course starts on the wheel. You'd be lost from day one.
Cedric: Repeat with strangers at my age? I'd rather just stop coming.
Phong: I don't want that either. But it's two teachers, two votes.
The two questions
- 1What would you say to Cedric and Phong?
- 2Describe a time you and a partner disagreed about what was best for someone you were both responsible for. How did you resolve it?
What raters look for
- Collaboration
- Works toward a shared goal, shares credit and load, and repairs friction inside a team.
- Communication
- Listens first, speaks clearly and respectfully, and adapts the message to the listener.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
