Studying during Vacation

 Written by: Muzamil Shah Watandost

School lessons could not be learned only from teachers teaching in schools because students have more free time for learning at home than at schools. If parents do not help their school children in school lessons, these children might face problems during exams.

AEPO’s writer/producer has talked to some students, parents, and teachers about this issue.

Muzamil, a resident of Mohammad Agha district, Logar province says, “I had not studied during my winter vacations and due to this reason, I faced many problems in my school lessons. I was not able to answer the questions of the teacher; I was left behind in-class activities; had lost my grade and failed in the exam.”

Fahim, a resident of Alishing district, Laghman province says, “I was not studying during my summer vacations and this issue caused me to lose my courage to ask or answer questions in the classroom; I hated school and I did not know what the teacher was teaching me and my other classmates were mocking me and this manner was annoying me.”

Why some parents do not help their children in school lessons during vacations?

A teacher, Raihana says, “Most students do not pay attention to their lessons in the classroom. They do not do their home assignments on time; their parents do not help them in school lessons and most of them waste their learning time in playing.”

Maria, a ninth-grade student and a resident of Khiwa district, Nangarhar province says, “We had so long vacations that I lost my interest in school lessons. I have a small brother at home and I had to look after him and also I was helping my mother in house chores and there was no one in our family to help me in school lessons.”

How do some parents solve this issue?

Wahidullah a 10th-grade student,  a resident of Paktia province says, “I always study my lessons and my family helps me in this issue too and I always succeed in first grade in the classroom and now I have prepared a timetable for my winter vacations.”

A father, Ihsanullah a resident of Kunar province says, “The school of my children has opened a reinforcement course for their students during winter vacations and the school administration has assigned them to learn during winter vacations at home.”