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project ideas and proposed solution will contribute to more effective teaching/ learning methods. Also, our big objective is to make students aware that they are themselves responsible for their own academic performance. Our role as educators is to provide them with the right tools to make the most of the school time. So how can we hone our educational approach to help young minds grow and thrive at the same time? Criticism 1 If education is such an important factor in everybody’s life, why do so many teenagers dislike school? As children, we love learning new things; we are curious about everything and constantly ask questions. We start primary school full of excitement and expectations. But something mysterious happens some time during that six-seven-eight year period. By the time we start high school, we lose our enthusiasm. Why do so many claim school kills our creativity? Doing project related surveys we found out that one the primary reasons for this state of affairs is stress. Students feel overwhelmed by too much school work, too much pressure from parents and teachers. However, for many teens it is not too much work which makes them feel dejected. There is something else that can be an even greater source of daily stress. It is the fear of being judged, criticized, laughed at or even mocked on the grounds of your grades, ideas or looks. As we see there are many things that contribute to one’s lack of enthusiasm of going to school or even learning. To make students learn effectively, willingly and with pleasure of discovering new things, we as educators should create a proper learning environment in which pupils feel safe while sharing ideas in class. Every students requires respect and they should pay respect to everyone. Mistakes should be vied as integral part of learning processes, they are a rich source of information and support in understanding the material we learn. Students should be praised by their attitude to work not by their intellect abilities. ‘Each student’s achievement should be evaluated in terms of that student’s competencies and not solely related to the achievements of other students’ ( Paideia Principle). Students first of all