Why Students Underachieve At School

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not believe that he or she can be successful in school (even if he believes that success at school is important) won't make a consistent effort to do well at school. If we want our children to be successful at school we must help them understand the value and importance of academic achievement and we should help them believe that they can be successful students.
As children grow older (typically by the end of the elementary school years) children develop opinions of themselves regarding their strengths and weaknesses in many areas, including their abilities as students. As children grow older, these opinions and beliefs that children develop about themselves tend to crystallize (in that they do not change dramatically despite short-term setbacks or successes). By the beginning of the middle school years, many students have developed firm and somewhat inflexible beliefs about themselves as students and about their ability to achieve as students. For under-achievers, these ...

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unable to do things that they don't "feel" like doing. They have not learned to apply and sustain effort and they have not learned healthy stick-to-it-iveness. As such, they are many times seen as being "lazy" and irresponsible.
Many under-achievers are reluctant to accept challenges, being excessively afraid of failure. They tend to be uncomfortable with competition. Many times, these children are lacking in self-confidence. They tend to believe that if they make an effort in a certain area but then don't succeed in their effort they then would find it difficult to accept the disappointment that they or their parents might feel.
Most under-achievers tend to be rather ...

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