Post 2 ! A Problem You Encounted And How You Solved Or Managed It..

No matter which school you come from, what subjects you take, students would all hate examination(or exams for short). In an academic context, examinations are tests which aim to determine the ability of a student. Everyone gets so stressed and nervous when the peak period ( exam period) arrives. Students gets stress because of the pressure that their parents and teachers give. Competition between students maybe another reason why students pressure themselves to do better. Even I have this problem, wanting to do well in my exams, making my parents and teachers proud of me and the great feeling i get when i realize that i scored better than my peers.



Its the time of the year again. Exams are round the corner, its time to get serious and start revising my work. When the exams are approaching, teachers normally stop teaching new chapters and start revising with his or her students. Revision papers starts filling up in my school bag, last minute notes are given out from the teachers, with all this rolling in to my life, the pressure builds up and i get so stressed up and no one in class bothers about me as they are too busy studying for the exams. No one to turn to, pressure builds up slowly every single day till the exams arrive.



Maths, one of the most complicated subject, comprises far more formulas, techniques etc. than any other subject. However, my main problem is the working which we use to arrive at our answer. Careless mistakes are the most stupid and unnecessary mistakes that can be made. I memorized these formulas and techniques but i keep making careless mistakes, its very frustrating. I will get so worried that i will make careless mistakes on the day of the exam. I will try to calm myself down, try to relax and not think about it for a short period of time, maybe taking a bath or a short nap. After resting, I will take out an exercise book and start practicing my workings. Practice makes perfect, however the more i did, the more mistakes i made. I presume it was because i did the questions in a rush. I realized my mistake and started to focus and did my sums slowly. It worked ! I was delighted, and continued practicing.



The day before the exam, i heeded my sister's advice not to do any maths sums.At night, i toss and turn on my bed, worried about tomorrows exam. On the day of the exam, i find the questions familiar as i had revised them over and over again days ago. I did my workings carefully, avoiding any mistakes. I finished the exam with ample time to check and I was quite confident of my answers.

Before i receive my paper back, i was wandering how i would fair with all the effort i put in. When i received the paper, it stated 68. I was shocked and didn't know what to say, i thought to myself that maybe i was overly confident. However, Kenny, a good friend of mine approached me and flipped my paper. The score changed into 89 marks !! I kept on jumping and continued thanking Kenny over and over again. I didn't know what to say, its the highest mark i have ever gotten in my whole life. i told myself that hard work do pay off. I will continue working hard, and strive to get better grades ! Practicing is my solution!