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In-class presentations
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For many high school students, giving an in-class presentation is an approach to their growth. Teachers will call up students, one by one, to present their work in front of the class, and, though it is often tense, many people say it has helped turn them into more confident public speakers. Some educators also credit it with building leadership skills and increasing students' confidence and understanding of materials.
But in the past few years, students have started calling for an end to in-class presentations as they show discrimination against those with anxiety.
This week, a tweet posted by a 15-year-old high school student declaring "Stop forcing students to present in front of the class and give them a
choice not to" received more than 130,000 retweets and nearly half a million likes.
In fact, being a high schooler nowadays is more stressful than ever. Students are burdened with extra hours of homework. They stay up every night till 1:00 a.m. finishing homework on their third Red Bull. Anxiety is increasing at a faster rate than depression (抑郁) as the leading mental-health issue affecting teenagers, a recent study in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics found.
These students want more options. They say that every student has unique strengths and that they should be allowed to present their work in ways that
speak to those strengths. This might mean presenting alone in front of the teacher, or choosing between several alternatives like producing a piece of
art or an essay for private judgment instead of presenting their work orally.
Educators have begun to take it seriously. They agree teachers should listen to students and hear their voices and respond to that. If students’ feelings are ignored, they might just walk away. However, not everyone is convinced. Some hold the view that pushing students out of comfort zones is a big part of what they should do as some students are deathly af