Social Anxiety: Not Just Shy. Content Warning.
Social Anxiety: Not Just Shy
Take a second and think. Think of all of the tear-filled, petrified kids forced to stand up in front of the class and present, even upon their assurance that they would rather have -and do just as well on- a written assignment. Think of all of the quiet kids you’ve ever seen and put yourself in their shoes. Think from their point of view. Are they just nervous, or is there a deeper, underlying cause to the insomnia and flat-out terror it causes some students to practice public speaking and group work? Most adults, especially throughout the past, have assumed students are just shy or nervous, and continuously force them to participate and present in class. However, social anxiety is a real thing, and a disturbingly high percentage of teachers, adults, and other age groupings and demographics worldwide don’t realise this.
