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COUNSELLING WEAK STUDENTS

Are you a nervous student, chewing your nails off before the results ? Relax. Take a deep breath, and don’t press the panic button.
FOR STUDENTS:
If you’re anxious about your results, or guilty about not having studies hard enough, discuss your feelings with someone you trust.
If you’re excessively anxious, visit a counselor.
Your marks are no indication of either your intelligence or your capability.
Don’t check your marks alone on the internet. Make sure you’re with someone you trust, like a parent or friend.
Irrespective of how you fare, remember that there are plenty of career options available for you.
FOR PARENTS:
Remember that child’s life is more important than his/her marks. Ban the words “I told you so” from your vocabulary. As D-day approaches, don’t talk continuously about the results. Continue with your normal routine. Accompany your children to the exam. Centre or college to collect their scores. Don’t compare your child with his/her siblings, cousins or friends.
Watch out for signs of distress and anxiety in your child. Some signals that should be taken seriously are when your child avoids meeting friends, does not meet your gaze, loses his/her appetite, suffers from sleeplessness, cries excessively, talks of suicide.
Don’t take the above instances casually. Talk to your kids about their anxieties, and if need be, seek professional help.
FOR TEACHERS:
Spend 80% of your time with children who have fared poorly in the exams. take special care of all students while results are being handed out . make sure that you’re there for children, who have not done well. Call on all the high-risk children and see how they’re feeling. You can talk to students on how they shouldn’t feel too low about their marks for long, and how, in the long run, marks really aren’t such a big deal. School heads can spend time counseling children and parents on career options for those who don’t have high scores. Colleges can set up help cells for students who have failed or scored badly.

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