Undergraduate / Regretful moment when you chose not to speak up [3]

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"Regretful moment when you chose not to speak up"

Throughout my secondary school years, I spent most of my time having my nose on my textbooks and reciting previous lessons.etc... As a result, I completed my homework handouts without fail. However, when it comes to the same questions in front of the whole class, I struggled to convey my ideas. Once my literature teacher quizzed us about the implication of an author in a poem and there were no one raising hand, I got the answer but decided not to speak up because I failed to get over my fears. Eventually, there were my classmate who completed them though she was provided with many clues from my teacher. I could see the respect from other students toward her. From then on, I determined not to lose any chance like that again by daily practice and hard work does pay off!