Lucy is working on her math homework, but is starting to have a hard time with the questions.
10 5 ?
9 5 ?
She becomes upset and worried she may never understand the work.
I'm going to fail!
The next day, Lucy tries to ask her friends for help before class begins.
Hey, did you guys understand the homework last night?
It took me a little while, but then I figured it out.
I found it really easy!
Once class begins, the teacher explains that the homework will be handed in at the end of class. Lucy begins to freak out.
Oh no! What am I going to do?
Oh no! What am I going to do?
Please put your homework on my deck.
After class, Lucy talks to her frineds about what she should do because she is feeling stressed. Her friends think of different things she could do.
Why don't you go talk to Ms. Brown, the guidence councilor?
Lucy went to talk to Ms. Brown about how she has been feeling. Ms. Brown then listed off some resources that students can access for help.
You can always ask your teacher for help on the homework. If you are feeling worse than stressed, here is a panphlet full of websites and phone numbers you can go to.