Reply #25: When I was in school, I never talked in class because I was extremely shy. [View All]

[Kat45]

I wish I had because I would have contributed a lot to discussions as one of the few working class kids in a school of upper middle class kids. I also would have gotten more from the classes. But I was so shy and self-conscious that I couldn't bring myself to speak in class, even if there was something I wanted to say. I guess I wasn't marked down for it because I still got A's and B's. I guess I wouldn't have done well in your class.

Edited to add: I do agree with you regarding the kids who suck up or think they "deserve" a grade for no reason. I wouldn't have had the guts to talk to a teacher about my grade, even if I thought it was unfair.