There are shy students in every classroom. How do you help these students step out of their comfort zones and active participate in class?
Please share your thought.
Your opinion is highly appreciated
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Dear Dr Sudhir Kumar thank you for the excellent post !
I would say, be mindful, proud and avoid humility.
Dear Dr Sudhir Kumar thank you for the excellent post !
I would say, be mindful, proud and avoid humility.
Dear Maham Muzamil ; Thanks a lot for your valuable participation in this discussion. I highly appreciate the important addition you have given to this discussion.
I want to add some points.
Bring the shy students to the front.
Call on students even when they don’t have their hands raised.
Have a confidence on self.
Be patient (Your shyest students won’t get over it on day one, or even week one. If you’re a champion teacher, you might have made some tiny progress by month one).
Put them in small groups and lead them into an activity that requires interaction.
Take a minute to talk to them one on one.
Be vigilant
Regards.
Talk to these shy individuals privately and find out what is holding them back from participating or asking questions. Once you have some idea come up with some strategies to help them. One example is to tell each one of those persons that they will be called on to say answer a question ahead of time (before class). This way of easing them into the coversation may be helpful. In behavior therpay this is similar to systematic desensitization. The other mehtod is to announce to the questions that all questions are welcome and no question is considered stupid. Also encourgage a points system for those asking questions or participating in discussions.
Dear @Sudhir Kumar, you may check this link for more insight on this discussion:
https://www.ditchthelabel.org/top-10-tips-of-overcoming-low-self-esteem/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7cvGjqKC4gIVibPtCh1L8wBcEAAYASAAEgK1cPD_BwE
Also see this link for further details!
https://blog.une.edu.au/usingpsychology/2018/09/01/nine-ways-teachers-can-help-young-students-overcome-shyness/
10 things to do to boost yourself esteem:
1. Change bad thought about yourself
2.Take care of yourself
3. Have time to relax
4. Set realistic goals
5. Try new things
6. Take different perspective
7.Surround yourself with people who make you feel good
8.Accept yourself
9. Help someone out
10. Keep virtual reminder of things that make you feel good.
That's an interesting question ! In my opinion, shyness is multifactorial and often linked to excessive anticipation. Instead of beeing spontaneous, flexible in relationships, one is planning the interaction and focusing on himself or herself and at the same time, on any possible reaction of the interlocutor. Before trying to overcome shyness, it's necessary to identify how it occurs (thoughts, anxiety, stress, discumfort), with whom and particularly in which situation. Are there repetitions ? For instance, the mirror exposure therapy as a cognitive behavioral therapy is interesting and it can be helpful in some cases, it works especially on low-self esteem and lack of self confidence.
Regards
Shyness is a basic temperament for which in the childhood it may not have been taken a sufficient care for the development of child in his temperament & behavior . This may becomes a solid part for the development of an individual as due to this temperament he may not get sufficient headway in the life .
Shyness may be taken care of by reading , certain books for the development of an individual & if necessary to take recourse to religious discourse & also the help of power of prayer & meditation .
This is my personal opinion
Tips to Overcome Social Anxiety and Shyness.
1: Acknowledge you fear.
2: Have a bigger why.
3: Shrink your inner critic.
4: Apply your situational confidence to new situations.
Confidence Steps
5: Read out loud before you leave the house.
6: Set achievable goals.
7: Focus on what you can give.
Thanks.
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