Transcriber: Mia Tran Reviewer: Sebastian Betti
Hello everyone, I’m Lada.
And have you guys heard of this amazing and fun place called “school”?
We’ve been there and have had those long hours of classes
and we’ve eat that delicious food.
Yeah, I see those happy faces.
So through our school days, they were giving you work to do,
such as projects, reflections, assignments, exams, etc.
And of course, it has to be handed in in a short amount of time.
And it’s hard and it’s complicated.
And eventually you just start stressing out.
You begin feeling pressured and overwhelmed with all that work.
And of course, other problems can eventually add up,
and they can result in affecting our mental health in one or another way.
Research showed that academic stress can affect the well-being of a student.
Students can be affected in different ways,
from a minor stress through the week
to more complicated and more long term consequences,
like developing anxiety or even depression.
So in my school years, I just go get it done, and it was very complicated.
I didn’t understand a lot, and I felt like I had a lot of work,
which I didn't understand at all.
The only thing I wanted to do was lying in my bed
and just forget about everything.
The only thing that kept me going was discipline from my parents.
So through a lot of work and self-discipline
and just keep pushing myself, I actually am getting better now.
I'm getting the marks I want to.
Moreover, just a few weeks ago, I got a nine in history,
which I'm actually very proud of.
So when I tell you that school can be hard,
I understood what I was saying.
It can get tough sometimes.
School can make us feel bad about ourselves,
like we are useless or maybe not good enough.
And what I want to tell you in this TEDx is don’t overthink your grades.
Wow, might seem crazy,
but the truth is that we don’t get graded as we would later.
For example, teachers simply don’t get to see how hard it was for us
to do our homework or how much time we wasted on it,
or how much effort we put in there.
They just simply don’t get to see that part of our work.
And also, I just want to tell you to,
it’s very complicated, but keep trying.
If you get an unexpected mark in the exam
or whatever, it's very important to analyze the work.
Try to find problems, try to find and understand
why you did it wrong and try to find solutions.
And keep pushing yourself to improve
because you always have to try to do it better next time.
Honestly, it was, I failed several times.
It was very hard for me, but by keep trying and trying
to improve myself and trying to make myself better,
I’m finally achieving what I want because I know --
because of this little piece of hope, that I will do better next time,
and I know that hard work always pays off, trust me.
OK, so what I want to tell you is if you got the grades of an exam,
don’t look at the questions you did incorrect.
I mean, take a look of them, obviously,
but also take time to look at the answers you got correct.
This way you can understand why you did it right,
why you did it wrong, was this good or not.
And generally just looking at the answers you got correct
will help you a lot as a motivation to keep going.
Because all those answers, we got good,
the answers we struggled with and got corrected,
they add up and build the motivation to keep going and trying.
But don’t forget about looking at the answers you got incorrect
and also looking at how you could do better
and how you could improve yourself.
So lastly, take care of yourself.
You've probably heard this so many times, but it's actually very important.
Take a break for a while. Just take time for yourself.
Go with friends and be happy.
Have some laughs and maybe even take some time for yourself just to think
and think about what is happening
and the things that you like will help you in tough times.
Don’t overthink.
Keep trying your best to improve,
because this is so important for the growth
of an intelligent and resilient human being.
Keep trying your best.
Even though you failed, you will keep trying to improve yourself.
Take care of yourself. Thank you.