Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: I just cannot do this! After teaching for a few years, I have witnessed many students who say "I cannot do this." However, these students always seem to find a way to work through their problems and become successful in the end. However, I had a student you was very defiant in knowing that they would never understand anything I taught. For example, one day I took time during class to physical sit down with this student and work step by step with them on a problem. In the end, they believed we were working it incorrectly and completely erased all the work we had just accomplished. They kept believing that they were stupid and would never get the material that was being taught. It gets frustrating here a student believe this about themselves and it seems that I cannot do anything to change their mind. What can I do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) In this situation I would probably just keep working with this student on building their confidence. If they are doing something right, praise them. They might also benefit from talking with their guidance counselor about this issue.