Yes, Dr. Wildblood, I do agree.  As a high school science teacher, I would
never penalize a student for not speaking up in class.  Some of my brightess
students were reluctant to speak in class.
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From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 6:50 PM
Subject: Quiet Students


> Tipsters,
>
> There has been lots said on this issue, but I haven't seen anything
> about a couple of other possibilities that might be involved.
> First, for those of you who believe in this sort of thing, research on
> the MBTI suggests that anyone who is a strong introvert would show this
> kind of behavior when in a classroom setting.  Introverts don't like to
> be put in the position of responding to a question (especially a
> difficult one) without having time to think about it and, in fact, would
> much prefer being able to respond in writing after having some time to
> think (just one of the endearing characteristics of we introverts).
> Second, in my clinical practice, I have noted a sharp increase in the
> number of people who have Social Anxiety Disorder.  I don't know where
> this is coming from, but I can tell you that of my last 6 intakes, 2
> were text-book SADs.
>
> Of course, this is just my opinion, and I may be wrong.
>
> Bob Wildblood, PhD
> Indiana University Kokomo
> Family Psychiatric Center
> Kokomo, IN
>
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