I would have asked! There are some interesting and potentially revealing questions there--not about the whys and wherefores but about the learning that happened as a result.
Personally, I'd rather have one of those--someone who maybe struggled and overcame it by hard work--than one of the the smug valedictorian types. In our field anyway, the people who would get that award are the ones who took chances and sometimes fell flat on their face (like me, for example). You learn a lot more from failure than from success ....
As one of those types who struggled with grades (I had to study, I didn't just "know" the material), I agree. It comes down to work ethic, I think, as well as ability to learn. I just couldn't ask him, he was too friendly and I thought he demonstrated his knowledge nicely. If I can get him hired on, then I'll ask him once he's all settled in... put him on the spot, you know. ;-)
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Personally, I'd rather have one of those--someone who maybe struggled and overcame it by hard work--than one of the the smug valedictorian types. In our field anyway, the people who would get that award are the ones who took chances and sometimes fell flat on their face (like me, for example). You learn a lot more from failure than from success ....
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