Many students spend one, two, or three years preparing for the entrance exam, but just hours before the exam, fear, anxiety, and stress overwhelm them. At the moment when they need their information the most, during the exam, they cannot recall the answers.
Experts have suggested various ways to overcome fear and to help individuals retain information. Although some of these methods are somewhat effective, personally, I have yet to find a definitive solution from the experts.
I have my own solution, which I have been hesitant to propose for a while. Although this method may not be backed by scientific evidence, it is based on thoroughly tested techniques.
In this approach, we liken the information in a person’s brain to a bird that, as soon as stress and anxiety begin, wants to fly away. Therefore, to ensure that the information does not escape from the mind and all the information remains intact, right before the onset of fear and stress, the person in question must be guided into a sack and the top of the sack must be quickly and securely tied.
In this method, some mistakenly think that placing only the head inside the sack is sufficient, whereas experience has shown that the entire body must simultaneously be placed inside the sack.
The following points must be considered when applying this method:
1) This action must be sudden, and the person in question should not be informed beforehand so that it is perceived as unexpected.
2) While our youth are in the sack, they should not be able to identify the transfer path or the exact location of themselves or those outside the sack.
3) We must bear in mind that the health and lives of our children are more important to us than the information they possess. When carrying the sack and lifting it up stairs, both ends of the sack should be handled with care. Avoid dragging the sack on the ground. When taking it down stairs, avoid rolling it down all the steps, and remember that the contents of these sacks are the future builders of Islamic Iran.
4) Keep in mind that our youth are not accustomed to very harsh conditions, so during their time in the sack, they need more affection and tenderness.
5) If all stages of this process are carried out with sufficient care and compassion, we can undoubtedly access all the information our youth possess.
6) Although the inside of the special information sacks may seem dark and without light, we must remain hopeful that the future of these young individuals will be bright and shining.
7) These are widespread and general strategies and do not pertain specifically to entrance exam questions; they have proven effective in responding to various types of questions.
Mohammad Mahdavifar
Demolition Combatant and Diver of the Sacred Defense
Aran and Bidgol County
Shahrivar 1394 [September 2015]