Doing  assignments , accomplishing projects to submit, and participating  in the school programs and activities or  contests  ,dealing with  terror teachers  and classmates  with different attitudes are some of the challenges  pupils  face daily. These factors may contribute to a stressful pupils’ life, which may affect them. Pupils use different coping mechanisms in order to keep up with school work, while balancing a healthy lifestyle. Some study habits developed by them are good, but some are also bad.

Here are some of the bad study habits and how to avoid them:

• Delaying certain tasks is one of the bad habits among pupils. A habit which, may be carried all throughout one’s adult life. Pupil sometimes consciously and unconsciously does it. To avoid this, he must learn how to manage his time and  set his priority.  Knowing which task is more important or urgent than the others will motivate him to set his priorities and manage his own time. Rescheduling task for a less important activity makes things more complicated like viewing television for a long time before doing your home work. One may end up reporting to school for the next day without any assignment.

   

• Another bad studying habit is cramming.  Cramming is not really bad   when a pupil has a rare photographic memory that lets him absorb large volume of information at a short period of time. For a pupil, devoting a certain amount of time to read lessons takes a lot of self-discipline but will eventually pay off when results matter the most. For a  pupils who is  not blessed the same way, cramming is really a big deal.  It makes him feel more nervous and pressured. And when stress was not being able to manage properly,  more serious problem may occur. He must  listen to his  teachers during discussions and take down some important notes for him  to read at home. He must review his lessons  religiously.

• Allowing unnecessary distructions, which includes internal and external factors. Examples are playing out with friends   before a quiz or examination, or playing computer games instead of studying. Pupils still need time for leisure, but these can be done over the weekend or during long breaks.

          Parents should  always  guide their  children  and  teach them  “ Time Management “ and  “ Proper Setting of  Priorities “.Parents should be a living example.  Parents must   always check their child’s schedule in school. Presence of loving, caring, understanding and supportive parents is a key to  child’s success.

 

By: Jay Pee M. Gollayan | Teacher-1 | Ipag Elementary School Mariveles