I have always been an introvert. Don’t get me wrong, I love people, but like most introverts, I inevitably reach a point when the lights go off. You can see it in my glazed-over eyes, half-laugh and ...

KQED's Mindshift podcast visits a language arts classroom where an extroverted teacher has developed creative ways of inviting introverted students to share their thinking. When students head back to ...

In introducing herself to her students, Lauren Peña sometimes tells them that she can relate to Star Trek’s Dr. Spock. If the fictional character took the popular Myers-Briggs personality test, he ...

When Susan Cain wrote Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking in 2012, it was a big success. The book made the cover of Time magazine, spent weeks on the New York Times ...

Did you catch the recent news story about Natalie Munro, the high school English teacher from Pennsylvania who blogged her true feelings about her students? Apparently failing to comprehend the public ...

I’ve been told my entire life that I need to “come out of my shell.” By teachers who wanted me to participate more. By bosses who thought I should speak up in meetings. By well-meaning friends who ...

Introverted children have a lot to offer the world. Often creative, passionate, and deep-thinking, introverted children bring a different type of energy and social dynamic to home and school.

Nearly half of the global workforce is missing out on recognition, and companies may be paying the price. Myers-Briggs data shows that 56.8% of people worldwide prefer introversion. Yet, traditional ...