There is a little confusion in school education system regarding weak students. Educators are not at a point to consider the reality of weak student in the classroom. We are little confused whether we should call a student weak learner or academic weak learner or we should call him a weak learner. Who are weak students?
Why do we call weak student? How can we identify weak students in the
classroom? Does weak student really exist in the classroom? We need to
understand the nature of learner. Why do learners become weak in academic?

We are really
confused. There is really wide gap among highly intellectual society and
educators and the common parents and guardians. When we say s/he is very weak
in studies, we pass general statement or specific remark. Last 20 years, when
we meet a parent, s/he shares that his/her son/daughter is very active at home,
very naughty, very sharp mind but a little bit rigid. 21st
century kids are very smart in handling most sophisticated electronic gadgets
but always fail to complete their class work and home work on time. The
student’s qualities of incompleteness gradually lead him to become a poor
academic performer.

Weak student is low academic achiever who is less interested in academic work i.e. reading, and writing. Weak student does not show much interest in study at all. S/he will not complete his/her class work and home work on time. A student can score good marks and low marks in an examination oriented system but when we say that s/he is a weak student, no doubt at all we need to avoid passing a general statement and remark. When we consider a child right from his childhood, a child does not falls under categories of weak student.

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