How to help students improve  
 their focus on their studies 
 Teachers  strive  to  
 create  supportive  
 and challenging  
 classroom environments  
 for their students. Such  
 settings  can  bring  out  
 the best in students and  
 help  them  overcome  obstacles, 
   including  an  inability  
 to focus.  
 The struggles students  
 can have with focusing  
 on their studies  
 was apparent during the  
 pandemic. A 2020 survey  
 of  more  than  400  
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 COURIER L 32     IFE, AUGUST 20-26, 2021 
 college  students  found  
 that 64 percent were concerned  
 about their ability  
 to  maintain  their  
 focus and discipline in  
 remote instructional  
 environments. Though  
 educators,  students  and  
 parents are hopeful that  
 remote learning will soon  
 be a thing of the past, no  
 one is certain about what  
 lies  ahead  in  regard  to  
 the 2021-22 school year.  
 Ideally,  students  will  be  
 back  in school  time  full- 
 The  struggles  students  can  have  with  focusing  on  their  
 studies was apparent during the pandemic.  Pexels 
 time  fi ve days per week  
 by the start of the new  
 academic year. However,  
 there’s no guarantee that  
 will be the case, and students  
 may need help focusing  
 on their studies.  
 Emphasize one  
 activity at a time. 
 Various studies have  
 shown that multitasking  
 adversely affects performance  
 and makes it hard  
 to concentrate. A recent  
 study from researchers  
 at the Massachusetts  
 Institute  of  Technology  
 found that performing  
 two or three activities  
 simultaneously puts signifi  
 cantly  more  demand  
 on the brain than simply  
 doing those tasks one after  
 another. All students,  
 and especially those who  
 are  struggling  with  focus, 
   should  be  encouraged  
 to take on one task  
 at a time. 
 Take breaks. 
 The Cleveland Clinic  
 notes that various studies  
 have found that periodic  
 breaks  improve  
 mood, boost performance  
 and increase a  
 person’s  ability  to  concentrate  
 and pay attention. 
  Many  students  are  
 well acquainted with  
 lengthy cramming sessions  
 on the eve of a big  
 exam, which can feel  
 like a rite of passage for  
 high schoolers and college  
 students. Parents  
 and educators can emphasize  
 the importance  
 of  taking  breaks  during  
 such sessions and how  
 periodic  rest  can  help  
 improve performance. 
 Take a piecemeal  
 approach to big  
 tasks. 
 The Child Mind Institute  
 notes that breaking  
 big tasks down into  
 smaller,  more  manageable  
 pieces can help kids  
 effectively  tackle  more  
 challenging tasks. The  
 piecemeal  approach  can  
 make big tasks seem less  
 daunting, and the success  
 kids  have  at  each  
 smaller task can provide  
 some needed momentum  
 as  they  draw  closer  to  
 solving the problem. 
 Many students struggle  
 to focus on their studies. 
  Some simple strategies  
 can  help  students  
 overcome such challenges  
 and fulfi ll  their  
 academic potential. 
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