{"id":3760,"date":"2019-11-29T03:14:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T20:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/?p=3760"},"modified":"2020-08-13T01:00:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T18:00:41","slug":"how-to-get-enough-participation-points-to-pass-thanksgiving-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/29\/how-to-get-enough-participation-points-to-pass-thanksgiving-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Enough Participation Points to Pass Thanksgiving Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving break is upon us, but that doesn\u2019t mean the pressure is off. Here are five great ways to ensure that your participation grade for Thanksgiving dinner is an excellent one:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask questions and create controversy<\/b><\/p>\n

Making memorable contributions to your family Thanksgiving dinner is more important than making constructive contributions, so don\u2019t be afraid to stir the pot a little bit! Ask the questions that will liven up your discussion: why wasn\u2019t the turkey as good this year as it usually is? Immigrants: good or bad?<\/span>\u00a0At 1AM, when your family finishes arguing, nobody will remember how often you spoke, only that you asked questions that prompted a lively and rigorous debate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t oversleep<\/b><\/p>\n

The easiest way to lose yourself Thanksgiving dinner participation points is to not show up in the first place, so be careful not to oversleep. Set alarms, have your little sister wake you up, or just don\u2019t fall asleep in the first place \u2014 whatever works, just don\u2019t show up late to the table. Everyone knows that half of your participation grade just reflects whether or not you show up, so don\u2019t throw away your chance at easy points.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to \u201cadapt\u201d ideas<\/b><\/p>\n

Even at Thanksgiving dinner, politely \u201cbuilding off of\u201d other people\u2019s ideas is fair game. Look smarter than you actually are by claiming everything your relatives say as your idea. You can combine this with asking questions to deadly effect: \u201cTo build off of what Chris said, I\u2019m thankful for Grandma for cooking dinner as well, but I\u2019m also thankful for every grandmother across this country who wakes up early to make Thanksgiving special for the rest of us. Why didn\u2019t you say that, Chris? Do you hate the elderly?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t disrespect the discussion leaders<\/b><\/p>\n

Calling your discussion leader anything other than \u201cProfessor\u201d is the quickest way to lose their respect, and it will also lose you participation points. Why treat your hosts for Thanksgiving any differently? Use the term often and consistently, whether you\u2019re at your parents\u2019 house or a guest elsewhere. Resist the temptation to break this habit; \u201cpass the salt, please, Mom\u201d will lose you points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If all else fails, just switch out of your section<\/b><\/p>\n

Whatever you do, don\u2019t force yourself to stay in an environment where you won\u2019t participate. Don\u2019t be afraid to find a different family to host you for Thanksgiving dinner! Pre-registration for new families opens the week before Thanksgiving. (Be sure to rank a less popular family among your choices: everyone loves the Northmans, but for some reason they can only host 19 students a year.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving break is upon us, but that doesn\u2019t mean the pressure is off. Here are five great ways to ensure that your participation grade for Thanksgiving dinner is an excellent one: Ask questions and create controversy Making memorable contributions to your family Thanksgiving dinner is more important than making constructive contributions, so don\u2019t be afraid to stir the pot a little bit! Ask the questions that will liven up your discussion: why wasn\u2019t the turkey as good this year as it usually is? Immigrants: good or bad?\u00a0At 1AM, when your family finishes arguing, nobody will remember how often you spoke, only that you asked questions that prompted a lively and rigorous debate. Don\u2019t oversleep The easiest way to lose yourself Thanksgiving dinner participation points is to not show up in the first place, so be careful not to oversleep. Set alarms, have your little sister wake you up, or just don\u2019t fall asleep in the first place \u2014 whatever works, just don\u2019t show up late to the table. Everyone knows that half of your participation grade just reflects whether or not you show up, so don\u2019t throw away your chance at easy points. Don\u2019t be afraid to \u201cadapt\u201d ideas Even at Thanksgiving dinner, politely \u201cbuilding off of\u201d other people\u2019s ideas is fair game. Look smarter than you actually are by claiming everything your relatives say as your idea. You can combine this with asking questions to deadly effect: \u201cTo build off of what Chris said, I\u2019m thankful for Grandma for cooking dinner as well, but I\u2019m also thankful for every grandmother across this country who wakes up early to make Thanksgiving special for the rest of us. Why didn\u2019t you say that, Chris? Do you hate the elderly?\u201d Don\u2019t disrespect the discussion leaders Calling your discussion leader anything other than \u201cProfessor\u201d is the quickest way to lose their respect, and it will also lose you participation points. Why treat your hosts for Thanksgiving any differently? Use the term often and consistently, whether you\u2019re at your parents\u2019 house or a guest elsewhere. Resist the temptation to break this habit; \u201cpass the salt, please, Mom\u201d will lose you points.\u00a0 If all else fails, just switch out of your section Whatever you do, don\u2019t force yourself to stay in an environment where you won\u2019t participate. Don\u2019t be afraid to find a different family to host you for Thanksgiving dinner! Pre-registration for new families opens the week before Thanksgiving. (Be sure to rank a less popular family among your choices: everyone loves the Northmans, but for some reason they can only host 19 students a year.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":425,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-komono"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3760"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4119,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3760\/revisions\/4119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}