not feeling motivated and dreading the new school year

BunnyBlue
Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:18:49 +0000

You are not alone. A lot of kids facing the start of another school year are having the same thoughts and feelings of dread. Many worry that they are not smart enough or that they don’t have a good enough group of friends. And I can assure you that loads of them have procrastinated on their summer homework. You are feeling down right now, but things will get better. Maybe when school starts you will meet someone else who feels a bit lost and needs a friend to commiserate with.

For now, just try to take care of things that are most important to get done quickly, and put others, like driving, aside for the time being. If finishing the math course is critical, see if you can get a tutor right away to help. (I love the suggestion above about an accountability partner.) If you can, force yourself to do a 30 minute session on the math, then take a break, and then try another 30 minutes, and so on.

At some point, discuss with your parents what some of the different choices are when it comes to selecting colleges and community colleges. If they don’t think that there is any choice other than OSU, then discuss it with a counselor at school or a caring teacher. One way to alleviate anxiety about the future is to figure out several paths that could work.