Psychological factor matters a lot as far as learning process is concerned no matter how far our study skills are developed. If your learning skills are not developed well, then you are not going to perform to the best level of your ability.
One of the most valuable things that a teacher can do is to help out students in studies and prepare them for a life-long learning skills, like concentrating, reading ,writing and listening, remembering, how to utilise time and many more.
As far as the educational institutions are concerned, coaching students for the exanimations seems to be all all of our educational systems and the students are under pressure for performance.
The concept of learning skills is the additional value which is now a long lost idea. In this technological age, when browsing the internet, playing with cell phones and sending SMS seems to be the order of the day, reading a book in a peaceful corner of a library has become an archaic idea for most of the people.
But reading is a part of learning skills and it is very beneficial for every one. This exercise of mind would go a long way in improving the pronouncing and cadence besides giving a good idea about the classics that they read. So for this practice of learning skills we need books and attention or complete concentration, instead of TV or internet.
NADIA ASHRAF
Islamabad