MY grades and parents

[M To The Maxx]

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What grade are you in? I am in 7th grade.

 

[MonkeyZero]

10th Im a sophomore
What sucks about the teacher is, is that she doesnt tell us our grades until the last minute, before report cards go home...

 

[Nupine]

Oh, that does suck. It would be more helpful if they let you see it a few weeks ahead of time to allow you a chance to raise it up. I once some mine a couple weeks before report card time, at it was a c- [the quarter before that I had an A, so I was not sure what was up with that] and was able to raise it to a c+.

 

[cafarmgirl]

The best thing you can do is talk to your parents before it arrives. Tell them you and everyone else struggled in this class but you are going to keep working hard to raise your grade. I would hope they will be open enough to listen to you since you are coming to them ahead of time.

You should be very proud of your grades, not all kids care as much. In a tough class you can't always be expected to pull a perfect grade right off the bat, the rest of school and life in general isn't like that! If you did it wouldn't be a challege would it?

Good luck, by the way, we're practically neighbors. Turlock here.

 

[claud]

I think it would be accepted better by your parents if you have a plan.

Explain to them why you got the grade you did and then give them a plan as to how you are going to improve it next time. Is tutoring offered at your school? Could you agree to spend more time practicing at home?
If they see you are as concerned as they are then I think they will take it better. Parents get upset especially if they think the student is making excuses or not taking it seriously not that I think you are but your parents may see it that way.

Good luck!

 

[Boyd]

I'm the same way with my kids. I ground them of all privileges for anything less than 75%. At a c- they loose internet. At a D they loose phone and internet. An E they loose phone internet and the ability to breathe oxygen that I haven't sanctioned.

I'm mean like that. If they haven't asked for help and still fail, I nix the oxygen.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

My advice: Suck it up and take it like a man.... er..... girl.

If they'll be angry, they'll be angry, nothing you can do to change that. If they seem truly upset with you, you can suggest they talk to your teacher to get her opinion on how hard you're working. If she feels you're slacking, or not living up to your potential, skip that and go back to the first line I wrote.

 

[MonkeyZero]

LOL
I'm a Boy.

I just have to wait.
The tutoring is way off schedule, and we cant fit it into to my school schedule

 

[3goodeggs]

Aren't these advanced classed weighted? I mean a regular 'A' is worth 4.0, an honors 'A' is worth 5.O and IP like tenzillon grade points? I mean isn't that like and 'A' anyway?
Jimminy crickets, It's like we are giving birth to college grads now a days. What did we do with kids?

What is done is done. A lesson, whatever it is, has been learned, and when you figure out what you need to do to fix this from happening again, then it is a small price to pay to learn it now vs. later.
Your parents love you.
They won't deny you oxygen. (really)

Maybe you can sit them down and prepare them for the report card. Then you can stop dreading it, and they will have time to figure out what really needs to be done about it.

Best wishes.

 

[ScoobyRoo]

My kids are expected to do the best they can. There is no excuse if they don't ask for help or go in earlier or stay later if needed. I'm good with a 'C' as long as I know they tried. My DS is more about the recess right now than school:/ Both of my DD's made principal's honor roll.