Are we encouraging our students enough..........

I have been teaching Mathematics for the past 20 years. Teaching this subject is tough sometimes, especially if the students starts facing problems to comprehend the questions. The students are still learning. We generally ask them to practice similar questions if they cannot grasp easily. When we give extra work for our students we must make them realise that we are helping them to learn and building up their confidence level not to lose interest in the subject. Once the teachers believe in the abilities of the students they tend to put in their best effort even if they are not interested. At that age it is very important to keep their spirits high by constant verbal encouragement. Another best way to write positive remarks in the report card. As a class teacher I have learnt to write remarks in a positive form only. Few of them are ' she has the potential to do well in academics, she must not be discouraged by her marks, but keep working hard to obtain the grades that suit her potential, and so on. My father used to tell me 'everything that happens is for good' which I now pass it to my dear ones who sometimes feel they are facing problems in life. I do not know whether my batch of seventh standard was good from before or have I indirectly motivated them through Edmodo virtual classes. I feel more relaxed when I teach them. This class I feel have started becoming independent workers.