Harkness Skills

1. Talk directly to the teacher to make sure you get participation credit.2. Never ask questions. Questions show weakness. You already know everything.3. If a classmate asks a question, don’t answer it to show dominance.4. Do not contribute your ideas. They are yours and sharing is for losers.5. If someone makes a mistake, make sure not to point it out. If they never learn from their mistakes, it puts you at an advantage.6. Arrive to class fifteen minutes late. Everyone will quieten and look at you, allowing you to make your points and take control of the discussion.7. Always stay slightly aloof in the discus- sion to secure your role as the alpha of the table. You are not a warrior. You are the captain. The admiral. The commander.8. Remember that other ideas are inferior to your own. As the table’s resident Harkness Commander, your ideas are always right, even when they are wrong. Especially when they are wrong.9. Never let anyone forget that you are a true Harkness commander. And that you deserve an A.