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Imagine that you are in a classroom or a meeting. The teacher or the meeting leader says something incorrect. In your opinion, which of the following is the best thing to do? 1. Interrupt and correct the mistake right away; 2. Wait until the class or meeting is over and the people are gone, and then talk to the teacher or meeting leader; 3. Say nothing.  （限时30分钟）


It is a common phenomenon that during a lecture or meeting, the speaker or teacher might have said something incorrect or inaccurate. Should the students take immediate actions to rectify the speaker, or should they wait till the lecture is concluded, or should they refrain from pointing out this? Such dilemma has confused students for years and it is a complicated issue in nature, therefore, it should be determined on a case-by-case premise. From my perspective, students should point out the mistake, but not in the middle of an ongoing lecture.

First of all, it is not a rightful idea to say nothing about the mistake that the particular speaker has made. If he or she is not aware of this incorrect information, fact or concept, the speaker will continue to proliferate this faulty information to other audience. After all, the true purpose of study and education is to pursue truth and only truth. Therefore, it is for the best interest of the speakers to be aware of this pivotal issue, so that they could reorganize their thoughts and spread the correct information to their students. Otherwise, if this mistake keeps accumulating in scale of recipients, eventually greater aftermath will be foreseeable. And the speaker will have to confront bigger disgrace and embarrassment for teaching more students with such wrong information.

Secondly, should students point out the mistake right away, in public, or should they wait till the end of the lecture? In most of the scenarios, it is a wise and prudent choice to wait for the end of the meeting or lecture. Since the sudden interruption of the speech will render the disrupted thought of the speaker and compromise the entire quality and effect of this meeting or lecture. Moreover, the dignity of self-confidence of teacher or speaker might be impaired. Thus the sudden mixed feeling of disgrace, humiliation and chagrin of the speaker would adversely affect his or her overall performance for the rest of the lecture. Teachers, lecturers and meeting leaders are also humans, who are prone to commit errors occasionally. The students have enjoyed all the sharing of knowledge from the speaker and they shall display basic respect for him or her. Under most of the circumstances, the mistake or incorrect knowledge point would not jeopardize the quality and accuracy of entire lecture. Therefore, it is highly recommended that whoever finds out about this error should wait till the end of the lecture to discuss with the speaker. And it is also a feasible option for the speaker to use group emails or other notification approach to rectify this error, which will not be a big problem to hinder the study of students at all.

In summary, students should point out the mistake, but not instantaneously. It is a better choice to discuss this error with speaker after the completion of the meeting or lecture.  
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