The Anxiety..

Along with the perks of being a student again, I get to experience the stress of exams and waiting for announcement of results too. I'm not trilled, I'm terrified.

I guess that it's easy to brush off the feelings of a student as it is just a grade and he may not be bothered by it in a matter of time. It's even likely to consider the factors that led to the grade and so conclude if he is deserving of it or not. My thoughts on this matter were colder, ruthless as I felt that this was part of life's grueling milestones and just one more slap of harsh reality on the face.

Swarmed with negative thoughts and emotions, the stress of waiting for a grade isn't something I can just sweep under the carpet and go to sleep soundly at night. Logically, it a just an alphabet and it doesn't determine my whole life. The most damage it can do is to ruin my academic progress/ plan as I will have to repeat the module. But logic doesn't always drive the mind, emotions overcome logic when you are feeling scared and anxious. The fear could be so real and close. Emotions only help to magnify a problem into a big issue, so it is still fair for me to ignore the feelings of my students? Probably not.

But how do I explain to a child who has given his all but failed not once but again that success comes to those who wants it hard enough? How convincing does this sound to someone who has done badly that this sinking feeling of failure should spur one to work harder?

I guess I have to give more thought to this..