Or it could be that what OP mentioned was just one of the many things Miss Doyle did that gave social anxiety. I was a very confident guy, one of the cool kids, but I had this one teacher in English class that gave me and everyone else massive anxiety.
We read aloud and went around the room, reading a page each. She'd berate people for their bad reading. I was a Swedish immigrant in Ireland and had terrible english initially, and was not a good reader. She didnt give a fuck. She would tell me I was useless. Not constructive at all, just putting everyone down. She was intelligent, but just way too brutal. I am a great public speaker today after spending time in the military, but no thanks to her.
Many kids in that class were permanently damaged because of her and developed lifelong fears of public speaking.
No it's not, no doubt about it. But letting such a relatively small obstacle interfere with the rest of your life isn't the teachers fault. It's yours.
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u/Snapphane88 5d ago
Or it could be that what OP mentioned was just one of the many things Miss Doyle did that gave social anxiety. I was a very confident guy, one of the cool kids, but I had this one teacher in English class that gave me and everyone else massive anxiety.
We read aloud and went around the room, reading a page each. She'd berate people for their bad reading. I was a Swedish immigrant in Ireland and had terrible english initially, and was not a good reader. She didnt give a fuck. She would tell me I was useless. Not constructive at all, just putting everyone down. She was intelligent, but just way too brutal. I am a great public speaker today after spending time in the military, but no thanks to her.
Many kids in that class were permanently damaged because of her and developed lifelong fears of public speaking.