I don't think it's bad advice, it's simply an option. I don't know how old OP is; but when I was younger, I had no choice but to do what the teachers told me to do. School gave me terrible anxiety. I was constantly anxious to get called upon. Presentations gave me panic attacks; despite my perfect preparations, it'd end with me in silent tears. I ended up not going to school anymore, after years and years and years of "trying to improve". Now that I am an adult, and actually taken seriously, I told my professors that yes, I do have a stutter. And, if possible, I would like to not get called upon in classes, and hold my presentations in private. Zero anxiety. Perfect marks for my presentations. I think you're antagonizing me a bit for embracing the fact that I have a disability. Because that's what it is, in my case, anyways. Point being, I think it might be good for people like OP, depending on how old they are, to hear that's it's also perfectly okay to explore other options if they /are/ very anxious about it. I wish I knew it was an option, instead of feeling like shit, trying to make the best out of a situation I thought had to alternative.