| I'm going to tell you a little story about a friend of | | | | After all, if he was serious enough about taking |
| mine. This friend was gearing up to take The | | | | the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of |
| Georgia GACE Test - and he was doing | | | | Educators to go out and buy material for it, then |
| everything by the book. | | | | he should have studied. But he didn't. And after a |
| He had bought all of the right GACE test study | | | | few months, I finally figured out why. |
| guide books. He had downloaded tons of software | | | | He was afraid of failing the Georgia GACE test. |
| that would walk him through his GACE test | | | | Are You Afraid of Failing the Georgia GACE Test? |
| practice. He even signed up for a GACE test prep | | | | So how did I figure this mystery out for myself? |
| class that met after he got out of work. | | | | I still can't be sure to this day, but these are the |
| In short, my friend was doing everything right in | | | | three reasons why my friend refused to study |
| terms of getting his Georgia teacher certification. | | | | his wealth of prep materials: |
| But what if I told you that my friend didn't just | | | | * He had a very real fear of pain. Sometimes, |
| fail - he absolutely bombed the exam? Would you | | | | people see studying for the Georgia GACE test |
| be surprised? | | | | as a form of pain, so they'll avoid it at all costs. |
| Not after I reveal this little secret about my | | | | Unfortunately, these are people who generally |
| friend: he's terrified of taking action. | | | | don't connect hard work with reward because |
| Too Much GACE Test Prep, Not Enough Study | | | | they don't value what they're working for. |
| With such a wealth of knowledge at his fingertips, | | | | * Lack of confidence was another reason why he |
| you'd think that my friend was truly dedicated to | | | | could have failed to take action. He could have |
| making the most of his attempts to pass the | | | | believed that since he'd never been successful in |
| GACE test. And for awhile, he was. | | | | life, he didn't have what it took to succeed - even |
| But my friend suffered from a strange mental | | | | though he clearly did. |
| state in which he was so afraid to take action | | | | * Of course, good old laziness is another reason |
| that he kept on buying test prep materials. Even | | | | why people -including my friend - refuse to take |
| though he had enough access to preparatory | | | | action with their GACE study guide. Being lazy |
| materials to start with his study routine, he kept | | | | simply means trying to get what you want |
| opting to buy more and more GACE test | | | | without making much of an effort. Maybe my |
| practice. | | | | friend didn't want to study because he wanted to |
| And before he knew it, time had run out. | | | | stumble across an easier way to master the |
| It took me awhile to wrap my head around why | | | | Georgia GACE test. |
| my friend behaved in such a curious manner. | | | | |
