There are many people who don't know the real me. There are just as many people that do not even know I exist, if not more. There have been so many moments when a student is passing homework back, and asks their friend who I am, as they do not know themselves. After receiving my homework back I would hear the person who gave me my homework back say, "What's her name? Sarah Dai...." or even worse, "Is she new?"
This specific experience has not been the first. It has occurred before, most likely due to my shy nature and daily task of trying to stay quiet and hidden in the classroom without being called on. However, I am not the only one who experiences this. There are so many others who are terrified of public speaking or simply raising their hand in class, and they sit in the back of the room quietly doing their work. This therefore leads to the usual "Who is Y/N? She/He is new right?" statement.
A lot of people at my school and in my classes are full on extroverts: they like to talk, have a lot of friends in class, and are usually the popular kids in school. For me, I am usually termed the "shy, quiet girl who a lot of people do not know." That is accurate, but I will not bite if someone talks to me. People tend to not talk to the quiet kids in their class because they think they are weird or very anti-social. However, I believe that is so not true. I am naturally quiet because I'm an introvert; I prefer being in the background, not making a scene. Sure, I love watching the class clowns make everyone laugh, but that's all I'm content with; I don't want to be that exact person.... I want to be me.
In high school, there is the stereotypical nature that everyone NEEDS to be popular, and in being popular you will be noticed by others in a good way. My high school couldn't be any further from that. You don't have to be an extrovert and the most popular kid in your grade to be noticed. People at my school are noticed for a variety of reasons, whether it's for having a special talent or being an extraordinary athlete. For example, there is this sophomore at my school who is an extraordinary artist; she even drew the covers for the recent issue of our school's magazine. She is even studying abroad this semester in France.
You don't have to be someone you are not in order to be noticed. You want to be noticed for who you are, not someone you are not. For example, I blog because it's something I love to do; I don't blog because it is what my second persona would do. And even if my blog isn't viral, it is still something I will hopefully continue doing for the rest of my life. Failing to even be noticed by a student in my class can be thought of as pathetic, but it shows me that even if being who I am isn't going to get me the most attention from my peers, at least I'm being myself. I feel like so many people feel embarrassed by not being noticed by the other students in their class or getting flustered when the teacher doesn't know their name. But, even if you don't get all the attention, at least you are being yourself and are still being loved and admired by parents, friends, etc. That's all that matters.
This specific experience has not been the first. It has occurred before, most likely due to my shy nature and daily task of trying to stay quiet and hidden in the classroom without being called on. However, I am not the only one who experiences this. There are so many others who are terrified of public speaking or simply raising their hand in class, and they sit in the back of the room quietly doing their work. This therefore leads to the usual "Who is Y/N? She/He is new right?" statement.
A lot of people at my school and in my classes are full on extroverts: they like to talk, have a lot of friends in class, and are usually the popular kids in school. For me, I am usually termed the "shy, quiet girl who a lot of people do not know." That is accurate, but I will not bite if someone talks to me. People tend to not talk to the quiet kids in their class because they think they are weird or very anti-social. However, I believe that is so not true. I am naturally quiet because I'm an introvert; I prefer being in the background, not making a scene. Sure, I love watching the class clowns make everyone laugh, but that's all I'm content with; I don't want to be that exact person.... I want to be me.
In high school, there is the stereotypical nature that everyone NEEDS to be popular, and in being popular you will be noticed by others in a good way. My high school couldn't be any further from that. You don't have to be an extrovert and the most popular kid in your grade to be noticed. People at my school are noticed for a variety of reasons, whether it's for having a special talent or being an extraordinary athlete. For example, there is this sophomore at my school who is an extraordinary artist; she even drew the covers for the recent issue of our school's magazine. She is even studying abroad this semester in France.
You don't have to be someone you are not in order to be noticed. You want to be noticed for who you are, not someone you are not. For example, I blog because it's something I love to do; I don't blog because it is what my second persona would do. And even if my blog isn't viral, it is still something I will hopefully continue doing for the rest of my life. Failing to even be noticed by a student in my class can be thought of as pathetic, but it shows me that even if being who I am isn't going to get me the most attention from my peers, at least I'm being myself. I feel like so many people feel embarrassed by not being noticed by the other students in their class or getting flustered when the teacher doesn't know their name. But, even if you don't get all the attention, at least you are being yourself and are still being loved and admired by parents, friends, etc. That's all that matters.
