Hello everyone, I'm @patience37 this is my first time posting in this community. And I'm happy to be here and to share a short story with you. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Amara was one of the brightest students in the classroom, but only a few people notice that there's one thing about her. She always understood what the teacher taught, and any question the teacher asked, she often knew the answer. But there was one thing about Amara: she does not answer questions in front of everyone or even speak in the classroom. If the teacher asks a question in the classroom, Amara will quietly lower her head, even if she knows the answer. She is afraid that her classmates will laugh at her if she makes a mistake. One morning, their English teacher walked into the class. After teaching, she wrote a question on the board: "What is the importance of education?" she asked. At that moment, the class was quiet. Amara knew the answer because she had written something similar in her notebooks. She wanted to raise her hand, but she immediately stopped herself. The teacher was gazing around the classroom. Who would like to ask? Amara's heart began to beat faster. Her mind told her she should raise her hand. When she was about to raise it, she still kept it down. A boy sitting beside her noticed that she wanted to answer the question. So he said, "Why don't you just say it?" Amara said, "I'm afraid I will say something wrong." The teacher called on another student to answer. The student tried, but it was not entirely correct. The teacher thanked him and guided him on how to improve. Amara immediately realized that the student made some mistakes, but nobody laughed at him, and the teacher helped him understand the correct answer. After class, the teacher noticed Amara and how she was afraid to speak, so she asked Amara to stay behind. When the teacher asked why she was afraid to speak, Amara explained how she always feels nervous when no one is looking at her. Her teacher smiled and said to her: "Whenever you make a mistake, that doesn't mean you are foolish. It means you are learning. If you are always afraid of being wrong, you can never move forward." The next day, the teacher asked a question. Amara felt her usual fear again, but she had no choice but to raise her hand. "Yes, Amara," the teacher said. While she was speaking, her voice was trembling, and after she finished, the teacher smiled. "That is a very good answer." From the first question Amara answered, she discovered that speaking in the classroom is not just about being perfect. She understood that it is also about having the courage to try. From that day, she gained the confidence to speak in the classroom, and she did not allow fear to make her silent. Image source
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