Often parents whose child does not often enjoy good grades at school, the question arises - what prevents a child from learning well? Modern teachers and parents are increasingly complaining about the shortcomings of our education system, on the ever increasing material costs of schooling in the absence of improvement in the pedagogical composition of the educational institution and the invariability of teaching methods. However, psychologists say that it is wrong to put these factors as key, as many parents do. The problem should be considered in a comprehensive manner, taking into account the internal state of the child's soul and its social environment.
External environment
People are inherently social in nature and our environment has a huge influence on each of us. When we are surrounded by lazy and unmotivated people, we involuntarily also begin to be lazy and fall into an apathetic state. The same thing happens with children. The class in which your child is studying can suppress the child's desire to learn well if most of the students in it are "weak." You can become an object of ridicule and an outcast, a white crow for trying to study well.
To begin to find out the reasons for underachieving the child is better from the conversation. Learn from the child that he thinks about poor performance? Why is this happening? Avoid accusations and destructive questions, do not let your emotions go. The next stage is a conversation with the teacher. Find out if there is a conflict with your child. Sometimes a teacher may be biased towards a student, and therefore may make underestimates, implying that a child can learn better. But this can lead to the demotivation of a small student, to cause a sense of powerlessness: teach or not teach - they will still put a three.
If the cause turns out to be in discipline, then everything is quite clear: the habit shapes the actions, and the actions form the character. The habit of learning, constantly doing homework, being responsible for learning forms a habit of working. In the future, it will be easier for a child to study at a higher educational institution, and then become a responsible employee who performs his daily duties on a daily basis.
There is the concept of motivation. Each person has his own motives, which motivate him to move in a certain direction. In the early stages of schooling, the motivation for learning can be an interest in knowledge. It is very important that the child is interested in everything new, so that he likes to get knowledge.
Internal causes
Lack of study can be caused by poor health and health of the child, which does not depend on him. Often ill children are worse at mastering the school curriculum than healthy and active peers. Help to fill the gaps in knowledge will help additional lessons of parents at home with the child or attracting tutors.
It is necessary to take into account the nervous system of the child and his readiness for schooling from the age of 7. Psychologically not ready for school will not be easy. In this case, teachers talk about the delay of mental development (PPR). In such children, the development of the nervous system is spasmodic, the nerve fibers do not have time to form new connections between the important zones and areas of the brain that are necessary for learning.
DET is a phenomenon that exists up to the age of 12 years. By these years, the child is catching up with the development of peers, but the perception of the child as lagging behind in studies may remain longer. This affects self-esteem, confidence in oneself and in the success of one's own activity.
There is a category of children who are anxious and vulnerable by nature. They are afraid of being ridiculed, they are sensitive to their mistakes, criticism, they are very worried about control or examinations. This prevents the child from concentrating, which negatively affects the results of studies.
Excessive lability of the psyche in combination with a reduced concentration of attention often worsens the performance, the child is inattentive in the lessons, can not concentrate. In appearance, these children are little different from their peers, they are noted except that inattention and disinhibition. Having a good intellect, the child brings bad grades, and parents usually understand the reason for this - the child's inattention, when knowledge seems to pass by.