u/CoastLongjumping6491 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Which is why they’re very consistent with teaching the Codesmith way. But expanding even slightly on the material or answering questions they’re not prepared for? Not so good.
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
This might be TMI, but someone sent me some completely public but unlisted instructor training videos with no message or commentary that they were secret so I have to assumeI have permission to see (but given they are unlisted I don't think are intended to be searchable publicly)
They were from like 8 years ago, but I was informed upon asking that recent instructors saw these videos. The training was developed by Will Sentance and an instructor who used to be an actor in LA with no SWE experience.
Most of the training was about how to manage people in lectures, like how to get people to put cameras on, introduce themselves, make a comment about each person by name, and then how to handle not knowing the answers to questions you are asked.
Really enlightening. I don't even know if I have the links anymore, this was like a long time ago that I saw them.
But they are/were trained on how to be unprepared to answer questions they don't know the answer to.
Will also said publicly that he does public talks on topics he doesn't know so he can learn them by teaching them. I guess (opinion) that his AI workshops are practice for his Frontend Masters AI series being recorded live next month and might not be really about the students at all and might be about his personal legacy as a great teacher.