A letter to the discouraged parent

Dear parent,

You’re reading this possibly because you’ve had difficult times with your children’s grades. Finance, family, relationships, work pressure, bad grades are all part of this stressful season for you, and may be you feel drained.

I am here to tell you not to give up. I want to ask you as to where you see your children 25 years from now? Your children graduated, working, happily married and fulfilling their purpose in life. I want you to hold on to that image. Remind yourself that God is good and everything will turn out as He has planned. And His plans are always for our good, to give us hope and a future. There is a wonderful passage in the Bible about God’s sustenance:

“And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them” (Isaiah 42:16, ESV).

Here are a few things for you to remember…

1) Your children are a gift from God.

Your Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Every single life, every single child, is a reward and blessing. Celebrate your children for who they are.

2) Its okay if your children are not good at everything.

When I was a student myself, I didn’t like geography. I scored cent-um in Physics in 10th grade, but 85% in geography. But, I chose science stream and completed my Master degree in Engineering from a reputed college. So, just because I scored less in geography, didn’t mean I was less smart or less intelligent. Same goes with your children.

Albert Einstein said,” Everybody is genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

3) Take the help needed.

It’s ok to feel a bit sad sometimes. But always remember that you’ve got to pull yourself up and keep finding ways to enhance your children’s studies. I sincerely believe that God will deliver you out of all your trouble.

“When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.” (Psalm 34:17, ESV).

4) Focus on the end result.

Whatever steps you take to help your children to do better at school or college, it takes time to develop them to be able to perform better. If you push on in spite of the difficulties, motivating and helping your child, the end result will be good. And this end result is what your focus should be upon.

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9, ESV).

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6 Steps to get your children to get good grades.

When I began my career, I wanted all my students to get good grades and I put in a lot of effort training them, but I found out that some of my students didn't quite understand the importance of grades. Here are some lessons I learnt after various approaches to get them to care for their grades-

1. Talk to your children.

Talk to your children that grades do not matter much. Talk to them of the long term benefit of education and how well they can be if they study well. Trust me, children don't do well in grades if the focus is just on the grades. Help them envision living in mansions, taking beautiful vacations, helping the needy and tell them all of this is possible if they put all their effort in educating themselves. You could even take them to physical locations to help them visualize.

2. Guide them to evaluate their test.

After teaching them a particular topic, give them a test in that topic and after completion, provide the answer key and ask them to evaluate it. This helps them to see where they have committed mistakes and helps them avoid it the next time. This method is the most efficient method.

3. Language is the key.

Language plays an important role. If they don't understand the questions being asked, they definitely won't know the answer even if the subject is mathematics. If the questions are being asked in English language, they need to be trained especially in that language.

4. Re-test, Re-test & Re-test.

Encourage the children to take re-tests if they didn't perform well earlier. Be patient with them and give them plenty of chances to improve.

5. Maintain personal record sheet.

Ask the children to maintain a personal record sheet, where they can record the marks obtained and evaluate it for themselves. This helps them understand the significance of good grades. Give sufficient columns to enter re-test marks as well. Reward them with something small every time they try even if they don't do well comparing to the previous time. Reward them with something best when they perform well.

You can download free personal record sheet here.

6. Motivation is the key.

Motivation is the key to unlock the door towards their success. Boost their confidence level and help build up their trust and confidence.

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