This has always been a question for me since school: why can’t all students be good, but some are very good, some are quite good, and some students seem different than others? Some students with low marks suffer a lot from pressure from all sides (teachers, friends, and society), leading to low performance later in life because their self-esteem, self-confidence are heavily damaged. Are they really not intelligent?

If they could not perform well in life, they could not find the right jobs and pay the bills. There’s no other way but to commit a crime to survive. Don’t forget, their self-esteem was damaged before that. Who shall take the responsibility? School, Parents, Friends, or leaving it to Karma?

There’s a story:

At an Ashram, there was a naughty student who kept stealing things from the Ashram and selling them outside. Other students know this, but keep quiet and pray that he might change someday. But after a long period, they see no changes in the naughty student. One day, the other students couldn’t hold it anymore. After lunch, all of them, including the naughty student, go to see the Master. They tell the master what they witnessed and request that the master send this naughty one away from the Ashram.

The Master listens closely and replies: “My dear students, I understand your concern. You’re good students, you know what’s right and wrong. If, because of this fellow, you are unhappy studying here, you can go to another Ashram. I am happy for you all. But look at him, this boy does not know what is right and what is wrong. If I sent him away, then who would teach him?”

• This is not something that we see often in what we call “the modern educational environment.” There’s, but not often.

Since a guru like this is not available everywhere in the world, how can we use astrology to help us in the first step, in the beginning, from our family to school, to find out the way to learn better in school? Because this education system will be here for a while, it’s still useful, though it’s not perfect. Somehow, we and our children have to find a way through it, less damage and more knowledge, and as much as possible.

The Moon - The mind and the learning process

Using the most fundamental knowledge in astrology to understand the mind, through which we absorb the information from the outside world. And you also know which way is best for you to learn when you approach something new.

Everybody was born with a different moon’s placement in the horoscope. In this post, we focus on the Moon in different zodiac sign groups and how people perceive information differently. That can partially explain why some excel in math and physics, while others excel in literature and art… at school.

Fire Signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius)

Fire provides heat and light. With fire lighting up at night, we can see. Having Moon in Fire Signs, students seem to absorb information better when they see things with their own eyes. Imagination is not really their strength.

For example, in literature, there are many stories, such as the Mahabharata, or in the West, Shakespeare’s. It’s usually very boring for students who have the Moon in fire signs, because there are only words. They can’t see Romeo and Juliet with their own eyes, unless somebody acts that out in a play or in a movie. The student first sees the images, and then they absorb and store them as knowledge.

Earth Signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn)

Down to earth. Having Moon in the earth signs indicates that students have a practical approach to life. They often do well in natural science subjects because they learn through experiments.

Seeing is also a part of the practical approach. Similar to fire signs, the Moon in earth signs, the students not only need to see, but also want to apply that knowledge. If the knowledge is not applicable, they will likely not learn well.

For example, speed = distance/time. It’s nice to have. Is it applicable? Is it true in a real-life situation? Let them try to go from home to school. If that’s true, they absorb that piece of information as knowledge. If you tell them the philosophical stuff, such as Kant, or the Geeta, it’s not very practical at first glance, Earth Moon probably won’t have much interest to learn.

Air Signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius)

I would say this group does best in school in the last century, the 20s century. They absorb knowledge in written form (books). In the 21st century, at the beginning, books are still here, but things are changing quite fast. We’ll see. For now, air signs are still on top of the game. Moon in air signs often have very good memories when it comes to remembering formulas and necessary knowledge for the exam, they do very good.

For example, if you talk to an Air Moon, their response are mostly like, “it’s written in that book, this research,…” or they quote somebody else, or from what they read before somewhere.

Water Signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces)

The Flow is the most important for Water Moon. They often do well in literature, history, and art. They would often have no idea how to begin if you gave them E=MC2. They need context, where they can see the beginning, the middle part, and the end. The whole flow must be there. They learn through stories, tales. If there is a message that comes with the story, then they can learn.

All signs can be good at school and in any subject.

If you have the Moon in water signs, you can still do good in math. The point is, the way you learn math will be different than an Air Sign. Water Sign still needs meaning after all. What is this formula used for? which purpose? If you don’t know the meaning, you just learn math because you have to pass high school.

For parents

If your kids do not do well at school, first of all, that does not mean they are stupid. Don’t treat them like a failure! Because if their self-esteem is broken, it’s very difficult to mend it later. And second, school teachers just do their job. Within 45 minutes, they have to deliver a lesson to 30-40 Students. They have done their best.

Nobody cares for your children as much as you do. Take the responsibility to educate your children into your own hands! You have to see which way their mind can absorb information best and try to find a way to deliver the same message again, if the first delivery was not successful.