Chapter 2

Should a trial lesson impress, or move someone forward?

Buổi thử để gây ấn tượng, hay để học viên tiến bước?

The chapter's question

After ninety minutes, what can the trial student do that they could not do before?

Big idea

A trial is not a shrunken lesson; it must show the newcomer they moved forward one step.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    One Visible Step

    What can the student do by the end of my trial lesson?

  2. Part 2.2

    The Day's Lesson or a Designed One

    Is the newcomer sitting through the class's lesson, or one designed for a trial?

  3. Part 2.3

    Where They Sit

    Where does the newcomer sit, and who sits beside them?

  4. Part 2.4

    Who Teaches It

    Is the trial run by my best teacher or by whoever is free?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Trial Lesson is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Trial Lesson

  1. 1.So many enquiries, so why so few trial lessons?
  2. 2.Should a trial lesson impress, or move someone forward?
  3. 3.Is the trial talking to the child or the payer?
  4. 4.Is the enrolment won in class, or at the desk?
  5. 5.What do trial leavers know that we don't?