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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, January 27, 2012 · 16 `Bad exam not end of the world' Continued from page 15 always a second chance." Just to hear that someone is rooting for you can be such a reassurance to a struggling student. Each one of us is good at something, and just because an exam doesn't go well doesn't mean that it is all over. Confidence and hard work is what will get you through this time. Not the lucky charm that you bought at the Niagara Falls giftshop. Not that good karma that you have been waiting for since you gave that homeless man a dollar. "Confidence and hard work is what will get you through this time. Not the lucky charm... Exams aren't really about luck. They're about preparation." Shailee Koranne Exams aren't really about luck. They're about preparation. Looking for success if you haven't practised anything is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted seeds. With a little diligence and persistence, you can do your best. We all want to move mountains, but a fraction of us are willing to practise on little molehills, first. Chances are, you still have time to do as well as you possibly can. Give it one hundred and ten percent. Just like every other season in the year, exam season will pass as well, and you will have plenty of time to relax until the next one comes along. If you are a teacher or student interested in participating in an upcoming Kids Speak Out - School News column featured in the Beaver, please e-mail Tom Dykes at dykes@cogeco.ca.