Girls Only: Ask Dr. M: Schoolwork/Teachers

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Dr. M is the author of five advice books, including Getting to Know the Real You: 50 Fun Quizzes Just for Girls, and Girls: What's So Bad About Being Good? How to Have Fun, Survive the Preteen Years, and Remain True to Yourself, both written with her teenage daughter. Dr. M shares this advice column with Molly, a middle school student who loves to play soccer, dance, write and spend time with her friends.

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Dear Dr. M and Liz,
How are you supposed to keep up with your homework if you never have a clue what your teacher is talking about in school? Whenever my teacher calls on me and I never get the right answer, people laugh at me and think so much less of who I really am! I really need help on how to solve this problem, and QUICK…I have to do my homework!!!

—Anjani, 9, New Jersey


	Dear Anjani, Start by telling your teacher what you don't understand in class. Ask her for suggestions about how to study and do your homework. Your mom or dad might also have some ideas to help you do your schoolwork. The other students should not be laughing when you answer incorrectly. That's just mean. If you let your teacher know that it bothers you to hear them laughing when you get the wrong answers, maybe she'll talk to the students about their behavior.


	Dear Anjani, Everyone learns in a different way. Maybe your style doesn't match your teacher's way. Before or after class, ask your teacher to explain anything you're having trouble understanding. And when you're in class, ask your teacher to explain things in a different way since the first way wasn't clear. Try not to let what other kids think get to you. What matters is what you think about you.

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