Overcoming Feelings of Lagging Behind

You may find it challenging at times to approach your teacher with a question because they might be preoccupied or you might feel awkward. For some students, they may feel shy to even come to their teachers. Others may be hesitant because they are afraid of getting scolded or judged. If you are uncomfortable in getting help from your teachers, you can try approaching your peers or friends who seem to be coping well.

You can ask them to help you in clarifying your doubts about the lessons or you can ask for advice from them on how they are managing to study for the lesson. They may give you tips for better understanding. Some students have their own quirks that go outside of the usual process of learning that can help them understand the lesson better. In any case, this may be easier for you since you are in the same age bracket as them and will be more comfortable opening up about your struggles. Both of you benefit when your friend assists you because they are also solidifying their own learning.

While you can contact a buddy or two for advice, you shouldn’t completely rely on them to help you out because they will also have their own academic obligations to attend to. Unless you have engaged their services in a professional manner, you shouldn’t obligate them to help you with your studies all the time. Aside from it being burdensome, they can also feel irritated if you continue to ask them about the lessons all the time. You wouldn’t want to lose a friend because of this.