Scene to read · Problem solving, Empathy
Always one person
You are organizing your family's first reunion in six years and are about to book the hall.
In your aunt Bo-ra's kitchen, two dates are circled on the wall calendar. A Saturday in August suits everyone but your cousin Rowan, who is blind and works weekends at a call center. A Wednesday in late December suits him, but your grandmother cannot travel in winter.
The scene
Bo-ra: Twenty-two of us can do August. Grandma's ninety. It may be her last.
Rowan: I missed three weddings for that job. Another Saturday off, I lose it.
Bo-ra: I hate it, Rowan. But it's one person against all of us.
Rowan: It's always one person, and it's always me. You're booking. Which date?
The two questions
- 1What would you do, and what would you say to Bo-ra and Rowan?
- 2When a decision suits almost everyone, what is owed to the one person it leaves out?
What raters look for
- Problem solving
- Gathers facts before acting, considers options and consequences, and chooses a workable next step.
- Empathy
- Recognizes what others feel and need, and lets that shape the response without losing judgment.
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.
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