Communicating in high school is often useful in my opinion because it will help you through out your high school years. One way it can help is it will improve your communication skills and you'll feel comfortable talking to others. If you don't speak up for yourself than no one will ever look up to you or even care about your opinion. I personally had trouble communicating with my classmates and teachers because I am shy and get nervous a lot. I realized that I would struggle in my classes but since I didn't talk to my teachers very often or even ask my classmates my grades dropped really low. It seemed like I didn't care about my grades because I didn't do anything to fix them, but in reality I was too timid to go up to a teacher and talk to them regarding my work. I also realized that no one is going to help you if you don't ask for help. Life out of high school will be much easier if you learn to communicate with others.
Once we're out of high school we will be expected to talk a bit more formal and pressured to extend our vocabulary because most of us will want a good job. Like I have already mentioned, being a teenager isn't easy because we aren't exposed to high vocabulary since all we do all day is be on social media where mostly slang is used. All we can do is read because that's the only way we will be exposed to high vocab.
ReplyDeleteKaren, well I am glad you expressed what happened to you when you did not communicate. It is challenging for students who feel too shy to ask questions. All I can respond with is that your description of your perception of what teachers may feel, could be true for some teachers but hopefully not many teachers! I mean as a teacher, we try to create an environment where students feel safe and ok. It is our intention that our students feel open enough to trust that we should be able to clear up any concerns or answer questions regarding assignments or things that are on the student’s minds. I suppose there are adult teachers who exhume an unapproachable presence in their classroom. I hope that each student can find the strength, confidence and genuine interest to continue to ask questions on their quest for knowledge in whatever classroom they may find themselves in!
ReplyDeleteYes, Karen I do notice that you are very quiet and don't speak to many of your classmates nor teachers and that's okay but I think that throughout life your the better you speak out to people the better opportunities you'll have. I know a lot of people who were really quiet their freshman year and now as seniors there way of speaking is more frequent and I don't feel like I have to force a conversation with them like before.
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