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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers don’t give high marks to introverts who don’t speak in class, argue their thoughts, or ask for the rec. [/quote]

But some do let the loud mouth extroverts dominate the conversation and reprimand those who try to interrupt or interject to get a word in edgewise, which shuts them up.[/quote]

Some teachers, not many though, find subtle ways to engage introverted students in meaningful ways.

Being introverted is mostly genetic character trait and these students can still offer a lot when given the opportunity.

For example, asking students to email them each week with questions/ areas of special interest to deep dive into - so they do not have to compete with loud students to focus attention on pets of curriculum that pique their interest.

This sounds trite, but not calling on the same five students and keeping a log of who has contributed to try and keep inputs more even.

Making class room safe for different types of personalities by validating different forms of engagement. For example, submitting observations in writing as well as speaking up.

Probably veteran quality teachers have more ways they manage introverts. Quality of teachers makes a huge difference for introverted students.[/quote]

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