Presentations and 7th Period

ImportsandLines · April 2010

Lets start off with presentations. So for the past few weeks we have been working on this Greek Myth project. Everyone besides me and 2 other people did not present last week. So yesterday our English teacher was like you guys get to present next week after testing. So I was like yeah! So today after she told us about are next project she is like ____ its your turn. I was like but you said next week. So I went up there almost passed out and read. Once I was finished nobody clapped and people started whispering. All those people happened to be in my 7th period class. Anyone else hate presenting? Ok 7th period is bad. So the teacher in there cannot hear so he has no idea whats going on. Everybody is mean to me becasue I do not talk. There like talk and I do nothing. There like why don't you talk. I say nothing. Then they start playing Would You Rather with me. This is not a clean game, its dirty when they play on it. I basically hate this class. Everyone plays dirty and cruel jokes on each other. I just hate being shy, it ruins you. I wish I could just present stuff and be okay with it. Anybody else like this?

HollyWood · April 2010

I HATE presenting, It freaks me out because there are someone people in my classes that like to judge and I get so embarrassed when theres alot of people staring at me and I feel like I can't mess up cause they would laugh at me. I can relate to you, I am such a shy person I have been like this since 1st grade. I have this thing that I was diagnosed with (if forgot what its called) but its when I only pick certain people I want to talk to. Especially when its someone I don't know or even when im ordering food in a restaurant. I always have people that pick on me and say mean and ride things to me, I've learned that people that say rude stuf or try to pick on me, I ignore them and they get mad and give up.

HollyWood · April 2010

*rude things

Troglin · April 2010

I'm an incredibly shy person in RL, and that pretty much goes the same on the internet world as well. There's times that I just don't know what to say to people, so I remain quiet. Sometimes at an interview, I just can't bring myself to talk, or I can't bring myself to shut up. Presentations/speaking in front of the class was/is always a difficult thing for me to do. I think a lot of people have issues with public speaking, but then there are some who just love the spotlight. My only suggestion is to pretend that you're somewhere you want to be, or imagine you have a dog with you. If I imagined I had a horse or a dog with me, usually it went much more smoothly. I never did understand why some say to imagine everyone in their underwear. Ew, lol. I don't want to see a bunch of kids/people fully clothed - why would I want to see them half-dressed? XD Would you rather... Yeah. My friend started playing a dirty version of that when we were eating lunch. I knew I could gross him out by saying the worst possible option, but for strangers I don't know what you could do. I would probably come up with some rude remark just to shut them up though. Probably something along the lines of "Would you rather have a future, or be in the headlines tomorrow?"

Some kid(s) would probably consider it a threat, unfortunately. However, technically speaking there wasn't an actual threat there. :P Both sides could be twisted either way - future as in live, or as in graduate. Headlines as in die, or as in "child drops out" [or something along those lines]. XD Can you tell the principal or another administrator? If the class is behaving poorly because of the teacher, perhaps the teacher needs to be removed? Or perhaps during that class, an administrator can sit in and make them behave. I know his hearing isn't exactly his fault, but classes need to be more focused on learning. School systems need to get a backbone and fire or lay off the bad teachers or teachers who cannot teach well (either due to hearing loss or whatever). I know people say that is discriminatory, but when you're in charge of teenagers, you need to be able to hear what's going on. How many more years are you stuck with them? Honestly I think teenagers need to just grow up. The whole "kids will be kids" philosophy is false and damaging. Parents need to raise their children to respect each other. I'm amazed at how irresponsible these parents are. Most will complain saying that it's just too hard to control a teenager, or that it's all fun and games. Really? It's not all that hard to control a teenager, you just have to learn to do it right. As for bullying, since that's essentially what is happening, it really does mentally torture the victims. It's not an "overreaction", it's not the victim's fault. I love how some of the parents whine about their child's misbehavior, and then defend it when the cops or school gets involved.

I never really talked to other kids after 5th grade. Everybody changed when we got to the middle school. My "friends" decided that I wasn't attractive enough to be around them anymore - everything was about popularity. From 6th-10th grade I ate lunch in my teacher's room, or I sat alone in the commons. I decided I didn't want anymore of the whole HS drama - no more popularity contest, no more peer pressure, and no more kids. I asked to graduate early, so I skipped my junior year and went straight to senior. That year was fantastic - I got out 2-3 hours before everyone else because I satisfied the class requirements already. No more lunchtime, no more eating alone. Perfect. Group assignments, projects, etc. were terrible for me. I'd get these (stupid) preppy popular people who would want to work with me. What they really wanted was for me to do their work. For the most part, just to save my grade, I did it. One time, back in 9th grade, this guy came up and asked me if I was a "homo" because I never talked, so obviously something was up. :roll: I gave the dude a dirty look and flat out told him, "No, I just absolutely hate people." I haven't stepped foot in that school in a while. This year my class walks, and my parents want me to. How could I just waltz back into the HS I left, and say "Oh yeah, I know I haven't been here or seen you guys in the entire school year, because I absolutely hate you all, but I'm going to walk with you guys since you're my class"? :P If you really don't want to talk, you don't need to. If you want to say something, but be polite, you could just say, "While what you're saying is interesting, I really ought to focus on my work." If you'd like to be rude, I'd say something like, "Obviously you love hearing your voice, since you can't seem to shut up. If you don't mind, and even if you do, I'm going to ignore you, royal pain in the butt, because I honestly don't even care about you or your little world." I would seriously consider reporting them though. If you can, take a tape recorder and record everything they say. They can't challenge what has been documented, and if it's bad enough, the school will have no other option than to act. Really though, you don't deserve to go through class being treated like that. Good luck though. ^^

kitty_kat · April 2010

Im sorry to hear that. Im alot like you in ways. Im super shy like you could almost say i have a fear of talking to people (once you get to know me im very outgoing). I wasnt to bad in school though i talked alot but was still pretty quiet i guess lol. One thing i cant stand is people "makeing fun" of me. I would just humor them if they ask you stupid questions answer with a good come back, one that insults them. They will eventualy leave you alone. The simplest solution would be to ask your teacher if you could move spots becuase you are easily destracted where you are at now and are haveing a hard time concentrating on your school work. I HATED speaches I would get sick and feel like crying. Most the time i did not do my speaches and took a Zero on them becuase i would get sick to the point of feeling like i was going to pass out.

ImportsandLines · April 2010

Thanks guys. I am super shy, but am outgoing with friends. The jokes never end. And the teacher has a camera in his room.

ImportsandLines · April 2010

Also, I also pick certain people to talk to. Thanks guys.

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