hey guys it is Cara and if you're watching this video right now chances are
that you have just gotten back a pretty bad test grade based on the titles video
or if not chances are that you've probably experienced a bad grade in your
lifetime and you will know it feels pretty sucky I'm making this video today
because whenever I get a bad grade back I feel like I need someone to just shake
me and say it's ok you're gonna be fine hopefully if any of you guys have been
going through this it can help you guys in some way and just know that you're
not alone in this that there are so many people who are feeling the same way and
you're gonna be ok I first tip is to remember that you are not your test
grade you are not defined by some letter or number on a piece of paper in our
society is very easy for us to be brainwashed into thinking that tests are
the end all that they determine our intelligence and our aptitude and our
ability to follow our dreams but that's not true the lips are you do really
badly in class that is similar to the career that you want to go into don't
think that because you did badly on one test or in that class that it means you
can't ever go into that career because trust me when I say that colleges and
jobs and what not
yes it might be a slight importance but there's more out there they're going to
look for how passionate you are extracurricular is that you've been
involved in what you bring to the table beyond just being able to be a good test
taker and it can be hard to remember that because in school it feels like
tests are everything but they're not also know that your test group is not a
reflection of your intelligence some people are just really good at taking
tests and some people are in tests really only look at certain ways of
thinking I always think back to this picture of all these animals lined up
like a fish and an elephant and a tiger and then there's a monkey at the end and
the teacher says alright you get a few climb the tree the point of that picture
being pat the monkey is going have the easiest time climbing the tree
and that's not a really good way to test their intelligence because if it was in
a pawn the fish when Excel if it was in a rainforest you know trudging through
things health and mana done better you know there's just there's different
forms of intelligence and you need to remember that some people have some
types of intelligence and others have others don't let yourself believe that
you're a stupid person because you did badly on tests I feel like a stupid
person is the type of person who does badly and has given up and that's it and
then just say alright well never gonna try again that's a stupid person but if
you're the type of person who when they get knocked down gets back up and says I
refused to lay down and let this failure become Who I am then you're a smart
person another thing to remember is so much more than grades when you look at
this and thirty years to look back and think oh man that geometry quiz
got a 50 on that God is probably not I really doubt it unless you're just a
super nit picky person but I doubt you'll even remember you took geometry
in the first place
life is so much more than grades and tests and essays you know there's people
like relationships that you have the way that you experience the world can feel
like the end of the world when you go out great it can feel like everything's
coming down every dream aspiration you've had for yourself the whole
identity is just falling down but don't let it you're better than that you're
stronger than that and you're going to be okay you really really are you're
going to be OK hopefully this video can be helpful for you guys and if you have
any questions or you have any advice for people going through this stuff leave it
in the comments below
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