Doing well at school can be a lot of things. Some would say that getting good grades in school is all that matters, but growing into an adult is important as well. Being able to interact comfortably with different people and developing a sense of self within a community is my idea of “doing well at school.
Having clear goals is really important for succeeding in school. Before one can begin to shape a schedule around school, one needs to know what he or she wants to do in the future. Write down on paper what you want to be doing in 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 3 years. Use these to decide what you should be doing now.
The most important thing is to decide what “doing well” means to you. What will the you of the future be satisfied with when looking back? The answer to that question is what you should be doing now.
This RichardStep Marketing survey was designed to get a better understanding of what really gets under the skin of those folks out there dealing with doing well at school. Read over the awesome answers below and see how you can tailor your business to address the frustrations of the people most relevant to your business niche market. Want more? Read the 125 other topics in the ‘Frustrations’ survey category by clicking here.
The following list are uncut and raw responses of the things this group found most frustrating in their daily lives.
Doing Well at School
- As a cooperative education student I am working full time in place of school this semester. The company I work for provides educational presentations on areas of the company. I find myself very frustrated with students that do not take advantage of the opportunities and resources like this one. These are put on for our benefit and yet they do not see the advantages laid out before them.
- At school I have had to rush through my project work because I have been procastinating doing it and I have to be done with it in a week.this has been quite annoying because I hate having to rush through doing things and I hate feeling like I have a burden
- Band and school work they are putting a lot of stress on me. Band is stressful because you fell like you need to be your best to live up to the better players. School work is stressful because my teachers and parents want me to do my best but I try my hardest and it is hard because I don’t comprehend what teachers are teaching most of the time.
- Creating a yearbook! With other things going on in my life, including other school work and balancing after school activities with homework, I can’t handle the yearbook stress. Our staff has many complex personalities, and sometimes, like any staff, our ideas and work ethic are different which is frustrating because I just want to get our work done!
- I do not have a job, but I am in school and there is this guy who is one year older than me and I know for a fact that he used to like me, and when I first got to find out ( from a friend) I was disgusted, but when I got to know him, I liked him a lot. But I am not so sure now, so every time I see him I think if he likes me or not. And my best friend thinks that she is the third wheel, and we already made up but I can tell that something changed, she just doesnt seem to trust me as much, and I really do not understand.
- I had to work with others in group activities at school and it was frustrating because I feel very uncomfortable working with others like how or what am I gonna say or act? and more importantly, I hate the fact that they tend to talk about other stuffs during discussion times and made me feel left out and also when I suggest something they just brush it off like my ideas were trash. Really really hate that!
- I have been dealing with a teacher who keeps changing her mind on a lot of things in my class at school. This teacher is very frustrating to deal with, she will ask the class to do something and I will try to work with my partner that she said I could work with but then she will say she never said I could work with them.
- I trying to come with who will I do my project PowerPoint on for school and I still haven’t found out who am I going to do it on. I haven’t did my prospal homework because i’m having a hard time on who to do it on. I don’t know who to do it because it has to be 2-3 people on how they influenced me or the field.
- It’s not necessarily little things that frustrate me at these places, it’s all of them together that do. I’m learning a lot of new things at my job and it all comes down to me because I pretty much work alone so I have to make sure I understand what I am being taught thoroughly. And then at school, I’m learning something new in every class each day so I have to stay on top of that and when I’m at home, I get too comfortable in my house and just fall asleep instead of reviewing the things I have learned. Especially because I am so exhausted.
- I’ve been frustrated by the fact that I’m always tired. And because of that, I fall behind on school work because I nap when I get home from rehearsal and school. It makes me angry because I’ve been doing so well recently and I don’t want to see all of that go down the drain. I should probably get back to school work after I’m done this quiz…
- I’ve been working on a final project for school. As if that wasn’t enough I have 2 other projects going on that I am a big part of and I am a leader at work and we are very busy. I like to help as much as I can whenever and wherever I can, but I usually end up spread too thin. I also don’t know what I am doing in a month or so after I graduate.
- Last Friday and Monday, I was absent from school and I missed a lot. I was frustrated because over the weekend I had a lot of homework that my friend brought home for me, and I had more homework from Monday that I got Tuesday. It was all due this week so it was hard to get it all done.
- Most frustrating event that’s happened in the past few MONTHS is having no transportation for my child or I! Resulting in no job or schooling for us both! I can’t contribute financially nor can I emotionally stay strong everyday! I’m a prisoner in my shelter, my thoughts and chained by discouragement! I have dreams and goals that I’m desperate to achieve, however, I don’t have the tools to do so. I do not know what tomorrow brings! Everyday is another reminder that I’m useless to my family and a dissapointment to my self. Im a wonderful person who’s been through more than most of us. However, this 26 year old woman is NOT WANTING TO EVER never give up but its very hard not to give in to your flesh the weakest part of the body! I’m most frustrated that with all that’s happened in my life my family can’t see that this strong woman needs emotional help a hand to hold and a positive support system instead I’m treated with disgust and zero help… I’m a survivor of many many traumatic incidents in my short life and I’ve always been a fighter so my friends and family can’t understand why someone so strong cannot get ahead in life nor can I solve EVERY SINGLE obstacle standing in my way. They don’t get it because they arent around, they never were, therefore they haven’t a clue that I’m not OK nor I’m I use to being the person to ask for help…. and the two times I did I was left out k. the cold. Frustrating is an understatement! (I hope your able to understand what I’m trying to convey and how I feel is Ben g portrayed in this small summary. Sincerely- the fighter who doesn’t use a shield because after a boxer is punched over and over its difficult to feel the pain. I think that’s called a survivor.. I want to be who I know I am a successful woman whos heart grew ten times the day she realized she was all alone and had to sooth herself so she grew her muscles to protect
- My art project and science homework. I found my art project frustrating because I couldn’t get the final par of the project to look right. I wasn’t sure how to make it right. I found my science homework frustrating because I didn’t understand and saw no point on learning these things.
- Over the past few days I have been working on getting a dirt bike. This has been a little stressful since I am only a senior in high school. Over the past few days I have been trying to figure out what bike I want and also how I can buy it.
- Preparing for a benefit at my son’s school in which I ran a photobooth. I was frustrated because I did not have as much time to get ready as I would have liked and needed to do it calmly. I had to deal with equipment failures and shortages that I needed to rely on others to help resolve, and felt a lot of pressure as I was reliant on them answering quickly. In the end, it did all work out and was great fun – but there was a lot of pressure leading up to it.
- The most frustrating aspect of being an aspiring professional with lots of education and very little “real world” experience is the transition from school to work. How do I find an employer who will appreciate what I bring to the table? How will I even really know in advance what my capabilities are, so that I can market them effectively to hiring professionals who are spoiled for choice?
- The most frustrating thing is when I am told I have to go by the rules. I know rules can be there for a reason but sometimes they are so old thag the rules have lost meaning or purpose. Why do I, in school or at work, have to follow rules that simply do not apply anymore?
- The most frustrating thing I’ve had to do in the past few days is focusing, especially when it comes to school work. I feel that none of the work or assignments/etc are rewarding, fun, interesting, etc. I just find them all time consuming, boring, bothersome, etc. I am not passionate about anything because I believe I have no strengths.
- The most frustrating thing that I have had to do these past few days is, trying to get my school work done, trying to take care of my kid which now is hard considering that I don’t have a babysitter anymore, and cleaning house. This is all very hard and frustrating to me.
- The most frustrating thing would be dealing with work, school, and the family life. This gets very frustrating someitmes because it is very overwhelming and hard to handle. Also, my economics class is my most frustrating thing right now! I have to listen to my teacher through a tv screen and I do not understand economics in any way. It is difficult and very frustrating.
- This was frustrating because it would be hard to think about the strengths and weaknesses that someone has. The most frustrating things that has happened to me in the past few days was the fact of thinking about how my future will be. The schools I registered too hoping to get a response. I would think that working for me is not hard because I am a really hard worker and would do anything to get the job done.
- Wasn’t able to accomplish a school work that was given one month before. End up doing it the day before the deadline. I was frustrated, mad and sad that time. I was crying during those time. I am a christian. Felt that I’m a hypocrite and believed I was. On the day of the deadline, I wasn’t able to submit anything. So yeah, I’m so frustrated during those days, with my attitude and myself. Different thoughts, people pop-ed. My studies, friends, family, future, and GOD. But what slap me the most is the thought that I’ve sinned “big time” to my GOD :). That’s it. Don’t worry, I’m already fine even the day after the deadline :D