Reading the article “I flunked out. I lost a year!” by Marco Michelini, I was reminded of a personal memory.
I was 11 years old, sixth grade. Very shy… Today I would have been diagnosed with “selective mutism.” I was studying, but in questions, even though I knew the answers, I couldn’t open my mouth. Flunked!
That was many years ago and in the school there was not even the idea of a listening desk nor even those PDPs (Differentiated Learning Programs) that now rage.
The following school year, obviously a repeater: 7 in conduct and excellent grades in all subjects. I never stopped “chatting” again!
