Sometimes when we don't understand something that is being taught in class we can feel a whole bunch of different ways. Some students feel scared, upset, embarrassed, or confused. Some students can even feel all of these things at the same time!
Sometimes students feel this way so often that they start making
bad choices in class, like:
- Joking around and talking during lessons and work time
- Avoiding teachers and not asking for help
- Stop listening during lessons in the classroom
Every student has felt lost and in need of help sometime in the school year, and when this happens to you, you just have to tell yourself that
it is okay if you don't understand something. What isn't okay is deciding to make
bad choices instead of
good choices when this happens.
The
best choices you can make when you don't understand something is:
- First, ask a friend to help you.
- If you still don't understand something, ask the teacher right away.
The sooner you let a teacher know you don't understand something, the sooner the teacher can help you with that problem. But remember, it is
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make good choices like this in school. I know you can do it!
Mr. Chong
