Too much stress is never good in general, particularly for students trying to learn. The best way to help students learn is to understand their strengths and then try to focus instruction and new learning on ways that will allow them to rely on their strengths and minimize reliance on their weaker skills. This approach will build confidence, increase efficiency, and result in much more enjoyable learning and better outcomes.The process of learning new information requires focus and the ability to make connections between previously learned concepts and the new information. Mindprint provides plenty of specific coping strategies for each weak cognitive skill, which can be found by a quick search on cognitive skill.