Reasons and Solutions
Poor Time Management
Many students do not realize the importance of education or consider it a piece of cake. They do not give proper time to their studies. Instead of studying, they devote most of their time to playing games, having affairs and sleeping, etc. It is sad that majority of the students do not even make a proper timetable. They think that they will be able to do well by studying a night before an exam. However, it is not that easy and often results in outright failure.
Bad Company
It is often said that a man is known by the company he keeps. No one can deny the accuracy of this statement. A person’s company does matter a lot. Your company and your friends can either make you succeed in life or can make you a failure. One of the biggest reasons why teenage students fail in school and college is that they get involved in unproductive activities. Teenage is that age of life where it is most difficult to differentiate between right and wrong. Teenagers are the most vulnerable creature and often get carried away by such activities that affect their studies very severely.
Unqualified Teachers
A student cannot always be blamed for his or her failure. Many other factors can be the reason behind that failure. If we observe the present situation carefully, we will find that sometimes the flaw is on the side of the teachers as well. Not everyone can be a teacher, but unfortunately, it seems like a majority of the people do not understand this. Many people think it is the most comfortable profession and therefore, anyone who fails to be what he/she wanted to become starts teaching students. However, being a teacher in a real sense is the most difficult task. A teacher must be fully qualified and a master in his /her field. Otherwise, the success rate of students would obviously be very low.
There does not seem to exist a proper system to check the qualification of teachers now. The trend of private schools is becoming very common, and everyone is ready to open a school and start teaching. Therefore, the quality of education has fallen whereas the failing ratio of students has gone up.
Trend of Academies
In the past few years, the trend of academies and tuitions have flourished quite well. A number of academies and tuition center can be found in each city. Although the main purpose of these institutions was to help students by providing extra classes. The students are taught the same thing again in academies that they are taught in school so that they develop a better grip on every subject. However, now it seems that the academies are contributing negatively towards the academic performance of students. It can be observed that majority of the students who have joined academy do not pay attention in classrooms at school because they think that they will study it in the academy. But then having a similar thought in mind that they will study the same topic in school, they do not pay attention academies either. In this way, they only waste their time and the productive output remains very low. Due to lack of study, students fail in their examinations at the end.
Bullying
Bullying can affect everyone, not only those who are bullied but those who witness bullying. It is the most serious issue that not only leaves an impact on a student’s academic performance but can disturb him or her for rest of the life. Long-term bullying results in depression and anxiety.
According to a study funded by the National Institute of Health, children who are bullied have lower academic achievement, a greater dislike of school and less confidence in their academic abilities. Therefore, bullying is the major reason of high failing ratio in schools, colleges, and universities.
Solutions
All these issues and the others that cause failure needs to be addressed on a priority basis. A number of steps can be taken to ensure that the ratio of students failing in school, colleges and universities remain minimum. In order to deal with financial problems, students should be given financial assistance, scholarships, and stipends. Punjab government has set a good example through Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF). Moreover, it should be ensured that every child gets free but quality basic education.
Every school and college must have a basic health center and regular medical check-up of the students shall be conducted. A student whose academic performance is going bad, the reason for which is not apparent should be asked to get a thorough medical checkup.
Instead of imposing things on children, parents should listen to what their children want. It is time to realize that all professions are equally important and respectable and that every child has different abilities, interests, ambitions, and dreams which he or she should be allowed to follow. Career counselors and different teachers should help the students in this case in convincing their parents.
Parents and teachers should keep a proper check on their child’s activity. They should show interest in their child’s life and should make the child believe that they are their well-wishers. All the concerns of a student shall be addressed in a polite way. Similarly, campaigns against drugs or bullying shall start in campuses. And if any student is found being involved in any such activity, he or she should be punished for that.
Proper criteria should be set on who can and who cannot teach. Just like students, an entry test for teachers shall be conducted as well. It should be ensured by the government that the quality of education is uniform.
Above all, everyone must realize that if a student fails, it is not always because of his or her negligence. There can be a lot of other reasons. So instead of bashing the student, try to read between the lines to find the reason for the failure and then uproot the problem.
Read Part 1: Failing Ratio in Schools, Colleges, and Universities
