Participating in Class

[SethM24]

I always used to have a problem speaking up in class in high school. College I found was a lot better and I tend to speak up more often now because I feel that I don't have the spotlight put on me as much. I think it also helped that through my entire history class this semester though my teacher called me by my birth name, Amanda (I haven't had the courage to ask most of them to call me by my chosen name yet) the girl who sat behind me thought I was a guy by birth (that made my day:D). Turns out people don't always pay as much attention as you think they do.

[AdamMLP]

I went to public school for 5 & a 1/2 years, and I also didn't like to speak up in class. Partly because I didn't enjoy everyone's attention being on me, being the only one talking, and I just didn't understand how participation could affect my grade.
The only exception was if the teacher tried telling people something that was incorrect or a personal opinion, which pissed me off enough to speak up.

This is me so, so, so much.