In this tutorial, we will take a closer look at a few commonly excuses held by students for not stud

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Introduction
In this tutorial, we will take a closer look at a
few commonly excuses held by students for not
studying or not studying well.
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Excuses
Students have all sorts of excuses to explain why
they are not studying. Lacking ability I
havent got the ability. I am not going to do
well. I dont need it Why should I study this?
Im not sure I need it in the future. Not in the
mood Im not in the mood to study. I dont
like it I dont like the subject. Class too
large The class is too large and that affects
how much I get from the lecturer. Class boring
The class is boring. Thats the main cause of my
not doing well in the subject. Test unfair I
didnt do well because the test was
unfair. Forced to miss class Things happen and
make me miss classes, but, anyway, missing a
class or two is not a big deal.
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Solution Lacking ability
Hardship and right leaning strategies are equally
important. Believing that ability is the only
factor to success is dangerous. That may lead you
to give up paying effort in your study. There are
numerous cases that average or even low ability
persons become successful because of their
persistence. There are also many cases that
geniuses fail in face of their weakness in
personalities.
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Solution I dont need it
Many students are not sure what to do in the
future and that is normal. That is also exactly
why you should study hard because you never know
whether you need the knowledge or not in your
future job or you need a high grade in the course
for your future academic development. Dont make
any decisions that may limit the opportunities
that are open for you. Study well now and you
can find you can take many different paths.
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Solution Not in the mood
It can very well be only an excuse that you have
used for not studying. Your mood is very often
controlled in your hands. For example, if you
find that you dont like to study late at night,
rearrange your schedule and find an earlier study
time. If you are not in the mood to study all six
chapters of a course one day, study only one and
use the rest of the time for other courses. If
you lost your interest in studying because of
some environmental distractions (like disturbance
from TV or friends), find a more suitable place
to study. To sum up, you can always find ways to
eliminate the factors affecting your mood.
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Solution I dont like it
Well, you will soon know that many people at work
are doing things they dont like doing, but they
still have to work hard, not only because of
money but also because of the fact that they know
they will get a better job only after they have
shown competence by doing the present work well
or they have accumulated enough experiences so
that they are good for other work more important
and interesting. Studying is the same. If you
do not know the basics or fail in studying even
the basics, you will never get the more
interesting parts that you want. Also, you can
always find some parts of the subject that
interest you. Start from there, read more, and
you may find more parts of the subject
interesting as well.
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Solution Class too large
Think of ways that you may benefit more from
large classes. Sit in the front row, or ask
lecturers questions to clear your doubts whether
there is a chance. Get away from distractions in
large classes by sitting away from talkative
friends or restless classmates. Learn actively so
that you link the newly learnt information with
the information you have already learnt before to
see whether you understand. Take notes, use
diagrams to help you organize concepts and ideas,
generate questions and drop down unclear areas to
guide your follow-up study.
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Summary
We have looked at a few excuses that students
commonly use. They are repeated below, the
bold-typed ones are those you also sometimes
use Lacking ability I dont need it Not in the
mood I dont like it Class too large Class
boring Test unfair Forced to miss class