-ANDREW WEREMY-
In school, I tend to be the type of person who is active in class and always listening, but isn't a student who is actively participating and sharing her thoughts and ideas, since I didn't find the need to; I was wrong. After my realization today I have set a goal for myself to become more active in any discussion and not keep my thoughts or doubts to myself like I have been doing for most of my academic life. By keeping these ideas to myself, without realizing it, I am holding myself back from so many opportunities that people have to offer.
Most of my life I have been very shy, and this was the main reason for my lack of participation in class; this was always my weakness. All of my teachers would say this all the time, but I just thought I worked better that way and didn't even give myself the chance to take initiative as a learner. The overall message of today for me is that every idea must be heard, because you never know what you are holding back when they are kept to yourself.