MY grades and parents

[fowltemptress]

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An E?

 

[chickon baby]

Go to your parents and tell them BEFORE they get the mail and see the grade.Explain to them what you told your friends here @ BYC.Let them know you are trying and doing your best. I would rather my kids tell me then see it or hear it from someone else.Keep trying,yes ask the teacher for extra help.CONGRATULATIONS on the Soprano part w/the choir!!! YEAH!!! Great job....Even though you dont like the punisment for your grades,you are very mature and understanding as to why your parents do what they think is best for you.Be thankful you have parents that love you and care about your future. I always tell my kids,you may not like some of the decisions we make,but we do what we think is right and best as a parent.When you become a parent you can make those decisions for your child. Sending hugs to you.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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You're a boy???????? All this time, I thought your avatar was YOU!

And I hated you for it.

I like you now!

 

[playswithfowl]

Ugh, I definitely know what you are talkin about. I am also a sophmore in advanced classes, I am getting all A's except for one B that seems to keep dropping slowly

We keep doing these ridiculous Tests over the Crucible/ Salem Witch trials...I do not understand how this is very important, basically our entire grades are based off of this stuff. My parents will have a wiggins once they see my grade for the end of the quarter. Luckily its not the semester, so hopefully we will start a different topic soon.

 

[Mattemma]

Sounds like you are doing the best you can. Hopefully your parents won't be harsh with you.

My kids are in a school that does not do grades.
I would not stress over grades if they got them,but I have explained to my kids that some feel grades are very important in determining where you go to college. I guess I am more concerned with what information they retain in the long term than what grade they get.I think my dh is more about grades and progress reports.

Best wishes!!!!

 

[joebryant]

I taught school for more than 40 years, and I never did understand "grades" even though I took classes that "explained" what they were supposed to mean. In reality, looking at any student's records I found a range of opinions of the students' "effort" and "grade earned" from each and every teacher. NONSENSE! I hated having to give grades and always wondered how adults/parents would feel if their bosses sent a list of grades for their "work" home to their spouses several time a year.

 

[poultryhaven]

Wow i wish i could ave gotten yourr grades.

I'm a sophmore and have regular classes. I used to get D's and F's and wasnt a very good kidin middle school.
Starting in high school
im really trying and i got 4 B's, a C and an F
I was so mad cause i tryed my hardest to get Straight A's and i didnt even get one.
My parents were upset about the F but they said just raise it up

 

[Boyd]

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An E?

I'm mean like that.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Does the teacher hand back your homework, tests and other assignments? I would be very surprised if you received no graded work until the end of the quarter. Unless this is the case, there is no excuse for not knowing your grade. If she really hands nothing back and provides no feedback, then she is not teaching properly. One cannot build upon a foundation that is not there, and unless one knows one's mistakes, one cannot correct them. In this case, your parents need to be your advocate, and to talk first to the teacher, then if necessary to the principal.

You need to find out how much each assignment, test, etc is worth, then keep a running track of your grade. If you don't know how to figure it out, talk to your teacher about that, and learn how. You can also ask her on a weekly or bi-weekly schedule what your average is.

Parents react badly to surprises, and they react badly to a perceived indifference to poor grades. Letting them know that you are struggling; that you did poorly on a test or assignment, that you don't understand something ahead of time, rather tahn waiting until the card comes home is much better.

One thing you need to ask yourself is whether you are studying enough for that class. Is there one particular thing that you are struggling with, or is it the entire class? Is it the right level, or should you consider dropping it for something less difficult?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Bosses do give "grades." It is called a job evaluation, and results in raises and layoffs and firings. As an adult, you're expected to tell your spouse or other interested parties as you see fit. However, for a minor I would be absolutely livid if my child's grades were not sent to me. For that matter, if I am paying tuition and expenses for college, I would be/am livid that the grades are not provided directly.