I do think it may be important to make sure new people know what to expect in the beginning, since the silent reading seems like it could be a bit weird if someone isn’t expecting it. Also, I think that if it’s really just silent reading, people who have read the thing in advance should be aware so that they don’t just show up and have to wait on everyone else, and that it should be acceptable if they don’t show up until 30 minutes in/after the silent reading finishes.
Worth noting that (1) the AST is for people already planning to go into alignment after graduating (and isn’t an intro program), and (2) I usually have backups prepared in case people have already read the thing (I don’t think showing up 30 minutes in would be great!).
I do think it may be important to make sure new people know what to expect in the beginning, since the silent reading seems like it could be a bit weird if someone isn’t expecting it. Also, I think that if it’s really just silent reading, people who have read the thing in advance should be aware so that they don’t just show up and have to wait on everyone else, and that it should be acceptable if they don’t show up until 30 minutes in/after the silent reading finishes.
Worth noting that (1) the AST is for people already planning to go into alignment after graduating (and isn’t an intro program), and (2) I usually have backups prepared in case people have already read the thing (I don’t think showing up 30 minutes in would be great!).