For many students this is an exciting time.
Time to get new supplies, clothes, etc. and head back to meet up with friends scattered since the summer holiday.
Some students are even eager to get back to learning!
For others, however, it isn't such a great thought. They aren't looking forward to time in classrooms, teachers' expectations, and ........."work."
For them and for parents (equally inclined), I suggest trying to turn thought patterns into something more positive. Don't think of it as "work" but more of an opportunity - a chance to expand your knowledge and your understanding not just of history, geography, math, English, etc., but of the whole network of knowledge and how it connects you to the world.
The more you know - the more you can know, and the more opportunities will open up for you time after time.
Turn your thoughts to the idea that school is for you - a tool you use to help yourself.
Once you are in more control, the challenges are acceptable, and you may look forward to proving yourself up to the task.
Being engaged is more than half the battle!
So give it a try. Turn negative thoughts into positive ones, "work" into challenges, "tests" into games to be conquered.
You can do it !
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