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Thinking
that “top performance in studies is beyond my capacity”
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Having Little or no
interest in studies
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Not knowing the benefits
of balanced education
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Not knowing the benefits
of Scoring High
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Not choosing one’s career
goal early
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Not having a strong
desire to reach one’s goal
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Having low self-esteem
and low motivation due to heavy criticism, less appreciation from
parents and others
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Having a forced career
goal, usually by dominating parents
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Hating some teachers and
subjects
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Difficulty in
concentrating on studies
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Learning little or
nothing in classroom
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Trouble on the way to
home/school
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Unsolved health problems
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Malnutrition—not taking a
balanced diet
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Problem with eyesight or
hearing
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Basics of some subjects,
like grammar and mathematics, are not learnt well
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Poor word power,
resulting in slow reading and poor understanding
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Bad handwriting that
irritates examiners and make them award low grades/score
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Use of ineffective study
methods that make studying hard and boring
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Using ineffective
revision methods
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Fear of examinations
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Not knowing how to
perform well in exams
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Not studying prescribed
study material thoroughly
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Slow reading habit and
low comprehension
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Poor memory, forgetting
in examination
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Not understanding
questions given in exam properly, resulting in low score
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Wasting time on
unimportant activities—
TV, games, phone,...
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Not having a study
time-table or not studying according to one
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Procrastination—the
dangerous habit of saying, “I will study later!”
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Disturbance at home
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Trouble from classmates
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Lack of money and other
facilities
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Some subjects not taught
well by teachers
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Lack of parental support
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Unsolved problems of
studies, health or those that affect learning
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Lack of rest and sleep
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Improper time management
resulting in shortage of time to prepare well
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Pessimistic about the
value of education and one’s future
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Being in the company of
low performers
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Drugs and other
destructive habits
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Falling in love!
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Not using solutions
available. For e.g.—not using advice or solutions for problems
suggested by teachers, parents.
