The Seconds That Outlast the Noise | Isabella Liang | TEDxLeadways School

It's 8:45 on a Tuesday morning. The classroom is so loud I have to lean in to hear my friend, but I barely catch her words. Not because I'm distracted by the noise in the room, but because I'm staring at my reflection in the dark corner of my laptop screen.Not really watching, checking. A strand of hair slips forward and I tuck it back even though I know it'll just fall out again. The teacher starts passing back graded tests.I feel my stomach tighten before I even see mine. Not because I think I did badly, ...