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5 Simple Habits to Ease Your Student's Report Card Panic
5 Simple Habits to Ease Your Student's Report Card Panic
You speak from experience when you tell your students to put away the procrastination, be proactive, and plan ahead. But try as you may, they often take your good advice with a grain of salt, coasting through the early parts of the grading period—at least until they’re met with report card panic. It’s a frustrating thing, but as the end of each quarter draws near, many students whose grades need work finally realize it’s time to take action to boost their performance.
If this sounds like your student, don’t give up just yet. Take solace in the fact that it’s never too late to turn things around in the classroom. But the fix isn’t always what you or your student thinks it is. While relying on late nights and last-minute cram sessions might get their grades up to par for the upcoming report card, this is a lot like putting a Band-Aid on a wound that needs stitches. Instead of falling to shortsighted and stressful solutions, help your student find a long-term fix for their academic woes by developing the fundamental habits of successful learning.
