In the TED Talk The Power of Introverts Susan Cain begins her talk with her experiences at camp when she was nine years old. Cane says that her mother packed her a suitcase filled with books and to her it nothing out of the ordinary. Because her family enjoyed sitting together and reading quietly. “You have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to go roaming around the adventureland inside your own mind. And I had this idea that camp was going to be just like this, but better.” (Cane)
Susan Cain envisioned her time at camp to be the same way only to discover that she was expected to spell rowdy as rowdie and that sitting in the cabin reading by herself was not embracing the spirit of “rowdie.” Cane …show more content…
She says “a third to a half of the population are introverts.” The people surrounding you could be introverts, you yourself could be an introvert. I know that I am one. There is a problem being an introvert though, according to the world it isn’t okay to be one. Cain States that, “now, to see the bias clearly, you need to understand what introversion is. It's different from being shy. Shyness is about fear of social judgment. Introversion is more about, how do you respond to stimulation, including social stimulation.”
We as introverts do best in quiet environments and with half the population being introverted you would think workplaces and schools would cater to this. It is just the opposite though. Instead of having children work “autonomously” they set desk up in such a way that they will have between four to seven kids facing each other. Kids are expected to do never ending amounts of group projects. Students are expected to work in groups in subjects such as math and writing “which you think would depend on solo flights of thought…” and this can hinder students. Cane says that children that could be consider troubled students or “outliers” could very well be introverts. This was a problem I faced in high school myself. I worked best when I was alone and it wasn’t until my senior year that I was lucky enough to be graced with understanding teachers that would allowing me to take on
Susan Cain envisioned her time at camp to be the same way only to discover that she was expected to spell rowdy as rowdie and that sitting in the cabin reading by herself was not embracing the spirit of “rowdie.” Cane …show more content…
She says “a third to a half of the population are introverts.” The people surrounding you could be introverts, you yourself could be an introvert. I know that I am one. There is a problem being an introvert though, according to the world it isn’t okay to be one. Cain States that, “now, to see the bias clearly, you need to understand what introversion is. It's different from being shy. Shyness is about fear of social judgment. Introversion is more about, how do you respond to stimulation, including social stimulation.”
We as introverts do best in quiet environments and with half the population being introverted you would think workplaces and schools would cater to this. It is just the opposite though. Instead of having children work “autonomously” they set desk up in such a way that they will have between four to seven kids facing each other. Kids are expected to do never ending amounts of group projects. Students are expected to work in groups in subjects such as math and writing “which you think would depend on solo flights of thought…” and this can hinder students. Cane says that children that could be consider troubled students or “outliers” could very well be introverts. This was a problem I faced in high school myself. I worked best when I was alone and it wasn’t until my senior year that I was lucky enough to be graced with understanding teachers that would allowing me to take on