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Getting on top of difficult subjects

Sunday, 6 June 2010


M A Islam
MANY students do not want to study subjects which are difficult for them. They skip reading them for days, and sometimes for months. The difficult subject becomes more 'difficult' for them. Skipping the difficult subject in this way may become catastrophic for them.
How to deal with difficult subjects and make difficult subjects easier and interesting?
First, students need to have courage to read the difficult subjects. They should remove their panic. They need to spend more time for these difficult subjects. They can begin their days by studying the difficult subjects.
Second, they should develop the habit of reading fast. When they will read first, they will be able to grasp the ideas the text contain. They need to remember that a person can read 20,000 (twenty thousand) words per minute. By developing fast reading habit, they can expect to understand the difficult subjects. Also they can hope to enjoy the difficult subjects. Only when they will read fast their attention will be full in studies.
Third, students can discuss with those who are good. They can sit with them and can come to know how they became good in the difficult subjects. They can then apply those tips in their own study habit.
Fourth, they can consult more than one book for the same chapter. If they do so, they will get better ideas of the chapters.
Fifth, they need to read the difficult subjects repeatedly. The habit of repeated reading will help them remember the difficult issues easily.
Sixth, they can discuss with their seniors. Since the seniors probably faced the same difficulty, they can give good guideline about how to face and solve the difficult issues from the difficult subjects.
Seventh, students can begin from the beginning. For example, if a student of class nine finds it difficult to understand geometry, he or she can start from the basics of geometry. This will help him or her to understand the current geometry lessons of class nine.
Eighth, students should have the firm belief that no subject is difficult. It is the faults with the study habit that makes the subjects difficult. The same subjects were studied by seniors and they successfully crossed the hurdles. If the predecessors could, why would not the present students be successful in making the so-called difficult subjects easier and interesting?