Save the school year: how to plan the last quarter
Facing the last quarter of the course is difficult because it is more expensive to study. The biggest enemies to get to study are the good weather, which invites you to go outdoors; the fatigue accumulated at this point of the year; and the spring asthenia characterized by fatigue, exhaustion, decay and lack of energy to perform the usual activity.
Despite all the difficulties, we are now in time to save the school courser, but how to plan the last quarter and face the last sprint. Those who are lazy can save the course and those who have less difficulty, should not rest on their laurels, but strive to raise the final notes.
How to plan the last quarter to save the school year
For save the school year It is always good to stand up, set goals, set goals and design strategies. Following this series of steps it is possible to face, with organization, the study during the last months of the course.
1. Stop: see where we are and what we need
2. Plan: what topics should be studied, how many hours will be needed and what will be its biggest drawbacks.
3. Think: if it is convenient to give an external help. It is not a punishment, nor a shame. A family is a team, in which we see the strategies and each one fulfills its function for the good of it: the parents look for the private teacher, the son commits to put all his effort in taking his studies and the person who comes home should be excited about the work for which we have hired. If we all comply we can win the game, if someone is a bit selfish and gives up in the fight, we will all be hurt. You can take the opportunity to explain that it is a good opportunity to think about others.
4. Demonstrate how responsible it is. Although we are part of a team, the biggest beneficiary in this is the son. He must say that he wants, that he can and will do it. To do this, you will have to overcome laziness and despair when an exam does not go well. If necessary, it will be necessary to study Saturdays and Sundays.
5. Activities to disconnect. If we get distracted, they can spend hours and hours looking in front of books, without studying and dreaming of going out to enjoy the sun, or wishing that Friday comes to make plans with their friends. A good schedule should allow you to do everything, but always with a large component of effort.
6. If necessary, make an appointment to speak with your teachers. In June there is no time to react, now it is.
Confidence: the first step to start studying
But even though you put into practice this planning that we propose, it is not uncommon for you to come to your mind a reality that falls by its own weight: "If we have tried it thousands of times and in the end, it is always distracted by any thing". You may think that it is absurd to assure a child that he can do something, when reality tells you that it is not so.
But in education, things are not like in mathematics, many times "two and two, not four". You will say: "But, if you only have to look at your notes: you brought 4 failures in the second evaluation, because now, more than ever, you need your support and confidence, you must assure him that, if he wants, he is capable and that you are convinced what will he get?
This attitude is the first step to encourage him and that he decides to start studying. In addition, it can be positive to support your studies with reinforcement classes. Have confidence in your child, believe that you can and that it is worth trying. The opposite does nothing more than finish blocking him and convince himself that it is not worth the effort.
Positive reinforcement: praises your efforts
The idea is not to deceive your child, but to praise every effort, no matter how small. It is not a question of saying: "I know you have the capacity to get everything outstanding", when you have suspended 3 and 4 subjects throughout the year. This is counterproductive, because not reaching your expectations can be discouraged even more.
On the contrary, you must support yourself in the positive points you discover, however small they may be. "Courage, you have a good path, you have already risen to 5 in the last exam, now to continue studying and for the 6". Thus, you reinforce what you have achieved and you propose a goal, small but achievable. And if you normally get outstanding and outstanding, you also need your encouragement. Encourage him to continue studying until the end, to try to convert the 7 to 8 and 9 to 10. You should not give value to the note, but to the effort, this is why every child has to demand everything he can give. And if you have time left, help another brother or some housework.
The art of demanding the maximum
The sprint The final is not something required only for students who are lame, it is an obligation that all children must assume.What you should look for with human training and knowledge of your children is to develop their capabilities to the fullest.
The intellectual evolution and of academic demand must go hand in hand with a progress in the strategies applied in the study. So, it is good to stop to examine if the son who gets good grades has a good study method or he gets it because he puts in so many hours that there is no other way. In addition, in these boys and girls -without techniques- it is normal that a feeling of "I still do not know myself quite well" predominates and they usually face the subject of their studies with great anxiety. The objective of this quarter is not "the end is here, it's finally over, whatever it may be!" Although it is logical that they are willing to finish, they must face it with organization and methodology, in order to obtain the best results of what they are capable of, each at their level.
Ana Aznar
More information in the book: Studies and intellectual development. Author Carlos Ros Amador. Collection How to educate.
