Of the three factors, being timid in class has the least impact on my accomplishments. In class, whether teachers are introducing a new topic or going over homework, I always keep my answers to myself. Normally, I have done the work and I know my answers are correct, but I still keep my mouth closed. I do not like when all of the attention in class is drawn on me (attention in my eyes). When there are many people watching or listening to me, I get nervous and start to doubt myself. On occasion, the reason as to why I am silent, could be because I hadn’t completely understood the material. In order to fix this issue, reviewing the resources given would help gain confidence with answers. Along with the fact that talking in front of people can make me nervous, it is the thought of my peers that stresses me. Learning to care less about what other people think would assist in lowering how nervous I get when …show more content…
While I have a selection of organization tools, such as binders with tabs and an agenda, the way I utilize those tools. One issue I have is sometimes forgetting to do an activity as homework, until the last second. Using an agenda book, I can write down all of the assignments and due date which will help me get them done and submitted on time. Another organizational mechanism is having a binder with binder tabs for every class. While I do own binders with tabs for every class, I do not always use the separate binders, and usually end up shoving everything into a single “take home binder” that is going to be sorted out later. One more assist in helping with my organizational habits is to have a specific spot just for homework. When doing homework, I do not have one specific spot, and end up moving around. Sometimes when I claim to be doing homework with my laptop on the couch, there is no work being done, however, when working on our desktop computer, there is much more productivity. TIE
Ever since I was in middle school, people always told me that I’m quiet and shy. Having said that, I never felt comfortable communicating with people I didn't know that well. That also includes speaking or presenting in front of a class. According to my family and friends, I’m the complete opposite, because they claim that I’m talkative. Being shy and nervous did affect my schoolwork. I wouldn’t raise my hand in class that often, because I didn’t feel comfortable enough. When I was in 6th grade, my teacher would always call up students to share something they liked about a story they read. When the teacher called out my name, my heart started pounding, my hands were shaking and my mind went completely blank. I was so nervous to the point where I felt like I was going to pass out any moment. That’s when I asked the teacher if I could excuse myself to go to the bathroom. She didn’t mind that request so I tried to calm myself down by washing my face and breathing. After class, my teacher and I discussed my inability to present in front of a class. She was obliging, because she agreed to help me overcome being shy and to help boost my self-confidence. Shyness and nervousness also stopped me from participating in activities and obtaining opportunities. In 10th grade, my Chemistry teacher suggested a film festival, because she was aware that I loved filmmaking. At first, I considered the idea, because I’ve never done anything like it before. Having thought about it, I then realized that I was going to have my movie up on a full screen where
Few people are fearless speakers. As students, we generally feel the rumble of butterflies in our stomachs, but the most we have to lose is a good grade.
The very idea of spending time with people outside of school is exhausting and my heart begins to pound as I raise my hand to speak during class. Speaking in public, even if it’s just to answer a question in class, or carrying out tasks like ordering Chinese food can lead to tears or a sudden lack of ability to breathe. If I think I say something in a weird way or join a conversation I feel I should not have joined, I will remember the terror (because it is pure terror) that I felt in that moment basically
During my demonstration speech, I was affected by my speech anxiety. Some of the viewable symptoms were the shaking of my hands and also the stuttering of speech. I was able to control myself and relax after I started getting into my information. I did use some of the suggested relaxation techniques to relieve my anxiety. Before I got up to speak I thought confident of myself to help give me courage and confidence.
situations my shyness comes into play most often. There are very few situations that I
I was always a shy person who spent most of his time by himself because I was always had the impression of being ignored by others which is why I never I had the courage to speak in front of a crowd or even a small group. I also, couldn’t make friends easily. They were many reason why I couldn’t make friends. I had trust issues. I did not trust anyone, but leaving through this experience has helped me overcome my issues. When I came to the United States, I took speech class which has helped be overcome my shyness. Now, I have the courage to speak in front of a crowd with any fears of being disappointed or defeated by my fears. Moreover, I have the
For the aforementioned reasons, there is no doubt that fears and shy had been controlled myself throughout the years. According to The People’s Almanac presents The Book of Lists by David Wallechinsky, Irving and Amy Wallace, one of the topic was titled “The 14 Worst Human Fears”, and the fear of speaking in public is the first fear of all fears (Richard I. Garber, 2009). This make me realized that it is perfectly normal to feel anxiety and fears to speak. Everyone, even an experienced speakers has some anxiety when speaking in front of a group of people. As for my experience and situation, I should have just fight the fears in me to throw my voice out asking questions in class otherwise I would might left behind a bit and need to struggle up for the subjects more than everyone does. Asking questions does not make you any stupid, it’s the source of
There will be days where you’ll shove papers into your bookbag in a hurry, but it is always best to go back and organize all papers. Someday I would lose many papers because I shoved them in my bag. This has caused me to stress over papers I could not find in order to turn in, and that has affected my grades. In my first year of high school it was very difficult to stay organized, but I was able to complete the year organized. It wasn’t until the second half of my sophomore year that I started to lose the structure of my school work.
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Through organization students feel the teacher is more prepared and has a good clear idea about what the children are to learn. Activities for teachers to implicate in the classroom so students are aware of the organizational clarity is through beginning the lesson with clear outcome goals, this will guide students throughout the day to keep them and teachers on track of what is to be taught. Creating study guides and content enhancement routines are just some examples of strategies teachers can use in the classroom to show organizational clarity. Being an organized teacher is just one of the many good attributes teachers can bring to the classroom to improve student memory as is creating strategies for students to implicate in order to help them recall information
Overcoming challenges is a difficult thing to do. I 've always been a shy person even when I was a little girl; and it seems that as I 'm getting older, it 's getting worse. For me, my shyness is a challenge I have to overcome; it takes a lot of preparation to even think about overcoming a task physically, let alone emotionally. Determination is a big role in helping me overcome my challenges, this lets others know how much I want to succeed; and what I 'm willing to do to set my goals. Faith also helps to tell me that I can do whatever I set my mind to. All of these things helped me in my time of need – when things weren 't going as planned.
I did have great communication skills but whenever I had to communicate in front of a group of people for some reasons I fail miserably. My public speaking fears had become worst when I got to college. I was required to take a public speaking class which I couldn’t escape in since it was one of the required courses for my degree. My first day on that class is so far the most terrible day of my life. I was asked to introduce myself to the class using only one word to describe me, the moment that my name was called it felt like I was walking into an unfamiliar galaxy. I am standing in front of a classroom full of strangers doing nothing but looking around and
Throughout the semester I became a more confident public speaker. The first assignment that we had to do for our education class was to introduce our self. I practiced what I was going to say and how I was going to say it that weekend. However, when I got up to present my mind went completely blank. Throughout the course of the semester I learned what I need to have up with me when I present do that I do not blank on what I wanted to say. In the beginning when I got up to present my heart was racing and my hands were shaking. Now I make sure I breathe and tell myself that I know what I am going to talk about. So I still don’t talking in public but I feel more comfortable doing it. I need to work on being more confident when I have to present a topic. Talking to Mrs. Nealy after my mini lesson I have more confidence when I am talking about a math concept than any other topic. Throughout the semester my writing skills have greatly improved. The thing I need to work on is managing my time better so that I have more time to edit my papers.
Many of us faced challenges in our years and struggled with them. Some of those struggles might have changed who we are or how we later approached life. A lot of people think that shy people are just quiet, and do not like to make friends. It's not the truth for me. As some of my friends know, I love to talk and share to others. I am a really outgoing fun girl, once I'm out of