Society loves to forge stereotypes on people. To society, good students are hard working, tidy, always go to school, do tons of homework and study seven hours a day. Any student who does not fit nicely into these criteria are condemned and criticised for being “problematic”. Lazy, untidy, unorthodox students are victims of such stereotyping.
Such conventional wisdom is dangerous. Not only people see things through distorted lenses, they are sending dangerous messages to students — suggesting that the only way to be a good student is to be a hardworking, homework loving nerd. There is no proof showing that lazy students are bad students.
Let’s look at the role of a student. Student’s job is simple – learn things and do well in exam to prove that he learned well. That’s all, full stop. The rest is just ritual, habits, external show and bla bla bla. A student who did his main job well is a good student, whether he is lazy or crazy.
So what if a student never misses class and studies 9 hours day? If this student does badly in exam, he is not a good student. In fact, he is a terrible student. Why?
After using so much time and energy in studying, this student still can’t get good result; this means only one thing –inefficiency.
Elsewhere, a lazy student who plays whole day is a true genius if he does very well in exam. He spends little time and effort and perform so well proves that he studies with great efficiency.
So what’s the moral of the story? Substance talks louder than show. What makes a student good is not how he gives show, but how well he can perform.
Now some people might protest. They have seen many good students who behave like… ahem… nerds, so that should be the only way for students to perform well in exam. How can someone idle around yet do so well in exam? Isn’t that impossible?
Let me tell you, it is not just possible, but achievable by most people. Highly efficient students do exist. They are breathing amongst us. These students are powerful because they have good study skills. They have the right attitude, developed mental capabilities, efficient study system and/or effective strategy. You just need to have good study skills to become efficient (and avoid becoming a nerd).
There are a lot of students who had been skipping classes and copying friends’ homework for many years and yet they did pretty well in exams. So it's possible to be “bad” and good student at the same time.
Such conventional wisdom is dangerous. Not only people see things through distorted lenses, they are sending dangerous messages to students — suggesting that the only way to be a good student is to be a hardworking, homework loving nerd. There is no proof showing that lazy students are bad students.
Let’s look at the role of a student. Student’s job is simple – learn things and do well in exam to prove that he learned well. That’s all, full stop. The rest is just ritual, habits, external show and bla bla bla. A student who did his main job well is a good student, whether he is lazy or crazy.
So what if a student never misses class and studies 9 hours day? If this student does badly in exam, he is not a good student. In fact, he is a terrible student. Why?
After using so much time and energy in studying, this student still can’t get good result; this means only one thing –inefficiency.
Elsewhere, a lazy student who plays whole day is a true genius if he does very well in exam. He spends little time and effort and perform so well proves that he studies with great efficiency.
So what’s the moral of the story? Substance talks louder than show. What makes a student good is not how he gives show, but how well he can perform.
Now some people might protest. They have seen many good students who behave like… ahem… nerds, so that should be the only way for students to perform well in exam. How can someone idle around yet do so well in exam? Isn’t that impossible?
Let me tell you, it is not just possible, but achievable by most people. Highly efficient students do exist. They are breathing amongst us. These students are powerful because they have good study skills. They have the right attitude, developed mental capabilities, efficient study system and/or effective strategy. You just need to have good study skills to become efficient (and avoid becoming a nerd).
There are a lot of students who had been skipping classes and copying friends’ homework for many years and yet they did pretty well in exams. So it's possible to be “bad” and good student at the same time.
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