They prefer to work alone and concentrate on their own work rather than cooperating with a group or communicating widely with a teacher. As mentioned earlier, introverts don't get as much attention from their instructors in schools. In a New York Times article, Laura M. Holson writes about Mike Erwin, a former West Point professor who mentioned that he did not understand students who were hesitant to speak in class or who were cautious about engaging in a stain. He noted, looking back on his career, that he did not account for students who did not speak up or who did not want to lead (Holson). This is direct evidence from an educator of how introverted students are looked at by teachers in a classroom simply because of their more reserved intuition. However, this particular teacher brought a guest speaker to his leadership and psychology class to address the issue. The author of the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, Susan Cain discussed how introverts are powerful with their personalities and why they should embrace their being (Holson). Society should treat these students the same way it treats the extroverts in the classroom. Emerging research explains how schools can improve the academic performance of introverted students by not putting as much pressure on them to be