Part of this week’s reading focused on worry as a self-regulating mechanism, as a way of avoiding “improper attention.” To some extent, we all regulate how we behave to avoid negative attention, but at what point do you see a distinction between being “wary” and being overly conditioned by social expectations? Can you think of examples in your own educational life when being “wary” of how you were perceived caused you to change your own behavior?
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‘Improper attention,’ or the notion that one avoids negative social spotlights or the judgment of others, is responsible for wariness and curated social personas. I think this is a theory we have all fallen victim to. For me, the fear of improper attention or judgment of others has elicited a wariness in the setting, including the educational life, that has been ingrained for so long that it has become part of my subconscious. Being diagnosed with dyslexia, and most specifically for reading, is something I have been conscious of from a very young age. While I know that I can read perfectly fine, when put under the spotlight, having to read or speak in a setting where I am being judged academically, my subconscious naturally tells me that I am not capable. During my senior year in high school, I presented EPQ presentation, which I had been working on for two years. I practiced the presentation countless times at home, in front of family and friends, people I am familiar with, comfortable with, and know who will not judge me. Nonetheless, standing infront of my class, the teacher grading me, and everybody’s eyes on me, I defaulted to my limiting beliefs, stuttering as I read, looking at the floor as I went along….