Quiet students in discussion setting

eberry7
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:10:35 +0000

I am a current student at Scripps who feels the same way as your daughter! Participation does count for part of your grade in some courses (mostly humanities courses). I’ve spoken to teachers in private about how uncomfortable I was speaking in class and for the most part they are understanding, but this won’t exempt you from needing to participate. The Core classes in particular are all very discussion oriented, and my teachers took count of how many times I spoke each class and this was factored into my grade. However, when speaking in class I find everyone very encouraging, so I would not let this single factor scare you away from Scripps.