Is it such a crime to be shy? I'm like insanely shy; I don't talk in school unless I'm spoken to, usually. I don't raise my hand, I don't volunteer for anything, I like keeping to myself. And then you have these teachers that are like "Well if you're shy, that's too bad because you are going to have to get used to standing up in front of the class." Okay, I don't mind if it's for like a project or something, but to make me get out of my comfort zone and talk in front of the room for some stupid reason isn't cool. The kids who like to talk in front of people aren't feeling uncomfortable, so why should I have to? Why make some people feel like crap while the others don't? I juat get really nervous and start freaking out. It really bothers me when teachers force you do stuff like that when you don't want to. Maybe I'm just messed up for being like this, but it just really annoys me. : o