What Do I Hope To Accomplish?

I hope to overcome my shyness in class. I hate my shyness because it makes me clam up in class. When really I speak my own mind and I have my own opinions, but since I am shy I am scared to say something. I really don't know how to overcome this feat because I don't even know what the first step is. I am really great with hanging out with friends and everything. I don't really understand why I can't do the same in class. I mean I am not scared of any body in my class they all seem like good people, but I also see that they are as quiet as me in the class room. I think that sometimes my pride gets in the way and that I am afraid of being wrong, which would explain why I am shy. So I think I need to stop being tense and learn how to relax during class and have free discussion. I mean if i firmly believe in anything being shy shouldn't have any effect on why I can't say things in class unless I am scared. Honestly I think I am just scared. To overcome this I I need to relax and forget my pride. So what if I am wrong. Some things don't even have a write or wrong answer it is just an opinion. If I am wrong so what. Maybe I could learn from my mistakes. Isn't that what going to school and life is all about? Learning from your mistakes. I think I will try to be more active in class. I hope that I could just conquer this fear one time because once I get over it the first time the easier it is going to be. This is not something I just blogged about because Lindsey was upset that we were all quiet in class. I am writing about this because this is a fear I have wanted to defeat my whole life. Instead, I just live with it and not do anything about it.