Read the whole page, and still feel blank?
A practical method for students who work hard but don't get results. We find exactly where understanding breaks down, fix it at the root, and teach the student to do it on their own, so studying takes less time, less tuition and less stress.
School, tuition, homework, then rereading the same page at night and cramming before exams. Most students blame themselves. Usually, something specific is getting in the way.
Signs that studying has stopped working
These aren't signs of a weak student. They are signals that the student has hit a barrier, and barriers can be found and cleared.
- Feeling blank after reading a whole page
- Studies feel confusing, even after class
- Forgetting soon after studying
- Feeling tired, bored or sleepy with books open
- Yawning, daydreaming, "not there"
- Taking far too long to finish a chapter
- Depending on extra classes to understand anything
- Exam stress, fear of a subject, avoiding study altogether
Three barriers to study
Study Technology holds that when learning stops, the cause is almost always one of three barriers. Each produces its own reactions in the mind and the body, so once you know the signs, you can tell which barrier you have hit and fix it.
These barriers also line up with mainstream learning research. Studies on reading show that comprehension falls steadily as the share of unknown words in a text rises, and reviews of learning science find that concrete examples and visuals make abstract ideas easier to understand and remember.
Word Clearing
Word Clearing is the Study Technology method for clearing away words that are unknown, half-known or wrongly known. Done properly, the confusing passage usually becomes clear again.
Small, simple-looking words can be the problem too, not only difficult technical terms.
Return to the last part of the text the student understood, just before they went blank.
Look for the word that wasn't understood or was understood wrongly. Often it's a common word with a meaning the student didn't know.
Use a good dictionary suited to the student's level. Read each definition, and the word's origin where helpful.
Make several sentences of your own with each meaning until the word is truly understood, not just memorised.
Go back over the text. When the word was the real problem, the meaning returns, and so do interest and energy.
From struggling to self-study
We sit with the student and a real chapter from their own syllabus to see exactly where understanding stops.
The student learns to spot each barrier in themselves from the way it feels, and what to do about it.
Word Clearing, demonstrations and gradients applied to their own textbooks, plus simple habits that make learning last: testing yourself rather than only rereading, and revising in short, spaced sessions.
Learning stress, exam fear and suppressed emotions affect concentration and health. As a counselor and homeopath, Dr. Jindal addresses these alongside study skills.
When a child "won't study"
Scolding, punishment and extra tuition treat the effects. A child who yawns, fidgets or avoids a subject is very often showing one of the three barriers. Teachers and parents who can recognise the barriers can help the child at the cause, with far less stress on both sides.
Help your child study with understanding, not just effort.
Visit the Self-Study Center in Ghaziabad or join from anywhere over Zoom. Online sessions are by appointment only.
8:00 – 9:00 AM · 4:00 – 9:00 PM
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Other services
Child Counseling
Learn more →Psychological Counseling
Learn more →Homeopathy
Learn more →Personal & Relationship Counseling
Learn more →This program is based on the Study Technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard. Individual results vary.