Introverts and Schools [View all]

'Walk through any school and you will almost always be greeted by some kind of activity—children heading off to or returning from a class, transitioning to recess, tracking down misplaced articles of clothing, working on classroom assignments or group projects. Is it any surprise, given how many young bodies can inhabit a school, that the environment can sometimes resemble one of those mechanized Transformers changing into robot form—millions of moving parts and hard to take in?

What is it like for reserved children to share a space like this each day? What is it like to be continually asked to contribute to classroom discussions and assert ideas with passion and confidence? What is it like moving from space to space, activity to activity, with little chance for a break or quiet moment? What is the extroverted school world like for an introverted child?'>>>

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