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I'm a high school teacher with a moderate-to-severe stutter. I mostly have 9th and 12th graders this year, but I've taught every grade level from 6th to 12th over my career. I open every year with the...

My advice to you. * If you are teaching adolescents; Don't get worked up over them laughing about you stuttering. I recommend you make jokes as much as possible and be as funny as you can. Then if th...

Are there any teachers out there who at first didn't they they could handle speaking that much?

Are there any teachers out there who at first didn't they they could handle speaking that much? I'm considering trying to become a teacher but it is incredibly intimidating. I often enjoy speaking in ...

I can't speak for every college in the world, but you would be surprised just how little people care. My stutterering has decreased quite a bit in the past year. People are just nicer, more approachab...

what was college like? how did your stutter affect you socially? (hs senior here)...

What you've described is pretty classic stuttering. Increased likelihood of disfluency in conversation, particularly when the "stakes are high." And decreased likelihood of disfluency when alone (if y...

Ha ha! I had the same problem. I could talk, but didn't know how to communicate properly :D It all will come sooner or later trust me! BTW: CS FTW!!!...

Work with special needs kids. None of them notice it, sometimes they do plus it's decent pay. $17 an hour, although they cut my hours....

I have been stuttering for years now. But didn't think of being mute, not even once in my life. And you need to rethink of being mute (for what they might call you know, dumb!). Seriously? You tried t...

I hated having to talk in front of people in elementary school. Thankfully I didn't have to speak in front of the class once a week, but I had to recite a couple stories and it was terrible....

Back in primary school I had to recite in front of the class once a week. I stuttered at every sentence. Shit was so Cray....

Obviously depends on the professor, but I would imagine most would be quite understanding of it. I mean I didnt just not have to do it and get 100%, she gave me the option of writing a paper instead ...

Would the prof really let it go because of having a stutter? I'm about go off to college and the whole speech thing scares the shit out of me....

I should've tried that for my previous courses! I didn't want to look like someone who looks stuck up compared to every one else though.......

Student with a stutter

Student with a stutter Hello there. I am a teacher of English as a Foreign Language in China. I am currently teaching first year university non-English majors. I have a student with a stutter. All my ...

Have to give a presentation at the university in-front of 50 students and professors, need advice to control my stutter.

Have to give a presentation at the university in-front of 50 students and professors, need advice to control my stutter. Started stammering/stuttering from the age of 7-8 as i recall. 22 year old male...

> As I'm a medical student Wait. You're a stuttering medical student? You might just be my god! I'm insanely keen on doing medicine, but my stutter is the only thing that I'm really freaking out a...

Some insights on my stutter after being filmed for a TV quiz

Some insights on my stutter after being filmed for a TV quiz Hi all, I'm new to this subreddit, but subscribed recently because I want to share my experiences. I realise my stuttering may be relativel...

By background: I'm a 17 year old who has has stuttered my whole life. I'm a senior and a varsity debate team member. I've always been in some form of speech therapy. Currently, I attend a local univer...

Hello, future teacher here! I just wanted to wish you luck in your future endeavors. I surprisingly never stutter when it comes to presentations and such, even though I get extremely nervous beforehan...