grades?

w$r az style · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 384 City: Arizona

who goes to school and gets bad grades and if your under 18 or in highschool what do you parents do. im in 9th grade and im failing math and im not aloud to board until i get it up, witch probably wont happen for a while. anyone else run into problems like this? what are your punishments and what do u do??

Grace B. · Posted: Mar 20, 2003 8:19 pm Post subject:

I'm a Junior in high school right now and I don't get bad grades (My GPA is like a 3. Cool

. One reason I try hard and don't get bad grades is because my parents will freak out and ground me off the computer for ever and they will also take away my car which means I have to ride the bus and I don't like riding the bus.

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

I've never been in this situation, but if I was, I would probably lose my car first, and then probably TV and video games and maybe some other stuff. I don't think they would take away wakeboarding though.

Maestro · Posted: Mar 20, 2003 8:36 pm Post subject:

Lucky for me I get good grades naturally...

quigglymaster · Posted: Mar 20, 2003 8:46 pm Post subject:

i get good grade and the rents freak out when i get 80s. it sucks. especially when i'm in advanced classes

ohsix · Posted: Mar 20, 2003 8:59 pm Post subject:

this may sound dumb but i didnt get bad grades in high school. i just didnt want to disappoint my parents. i doubt if i would have ever gotten any kind of punishment but i would have felt like i was wasting my time and their money if i wasn't trying hard enough in school.

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

ohsix · Posted: Mar 20, 2003 9:28 pm Post subject:

i meant the "didn't want to dissapoint my parents" part.

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

Oh, my bad.

Ryan_m · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 653 City: glen ellyn

w$r the way around this for me at least, is to take elective classes that are easy and will help raise your gpa. I have a C in english and in math, but because i have A's in woods and electronics, my average is still a B. Tell them the quater grade, semister grade isnt what matters, it is your average, because most likely the class you are doing bad in wont have a big role in your future plans, and they should be more worried that you have a good average and gpa so you can get into college. ( note the run on sentence, one of the many examples on why i suck at english)

riverfreak · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 6:37 am Post subject:

dude, get a tutor and get your grades up, its important to your parents, more important than you boarding, one day you will understand, as a parent I would do the same thing, in order to get results...... grounding doesn't work, and its too much work for the parents, so parents take away the one thing that is extremely important to the kiddo, I don't mean this like an @ss, but welcome to the real world, there are consequences for everything.....if you fail at your job, you have no money, well you are obviously not gonna be boarding unless you are a bum and have friends to foot your bill.....

If I had to work 2 jobs in order to keep wakeboarding, I would, so get to work! Give it a little more effort and you'll see the results Wink

mandi · Outlaw Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Posts: 223 City: Oklahoma

i have always been a honor student and pretty smart. My parents grounded me and gave me a speech about how i could do so much better when one of my averages got down to a low B. On the practice ACT I took I got a perfect score on the math part and I am only a sophmore.

tyybo · Soul Rider Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 340 City: Fargo

hahah ouch my only board time in ND really is late spring when school gets easy summer and a little into the fall when the next year isnt too bad, grab a tutor they can do a lot of help i sucked ass at 9th grade math also

ohsix · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 7:46 am Post subject:

also you might check to see if you have ADD. adderall should help your grades out a lot just because it motivates you and helps you focus.

jbt200 · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 1:24 pm Post subject:

lol.... shizzle just try and u will get atleast a C... most ppl jsut don;t try..

Jester · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 2:10 pm Post subject:

Andy · Newbie Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 43 City: Syracuse,NY

The way I look at it is if I get good grades, I will get into a good school. From there I will get a good job and be able to buy a nice boat.

nick e[V]ans · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 3:26 pm Post subject:

i've never really had that problem, in that sense for some reason i think i'm really lucky, a lot of other ppl have had to work their arses off to get the same grades as me, but for me it seems to come a lot easier than it does for them. thats not saying i dont try and i dont put the work in. but its just easier for me to learn and understand it for some reason. so dude, you dont have much longer left, i dont know how many years exactly, but just think that this is shaping the rest of your friggin life, i dont think 4 or 5 years of hard work will matter when you get 'the job' that pays for your (substiture wakeboard boat of choice in here) Wink

wakeriderof87 · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 3:47 pm Post subject:

Yea my mom gets upset when i get anything lower than a A, but to me, its important to get good grades. I've seen what hard work can get for you in my Mom and Dad, and i've seen, what not putting effort in can get for you in my aunts and uncles. You think this stuff doesn't matter. When your the school janitor and your workin as hard as you can just to support your family, your gonna wish you had worked harder

koltman · Addict Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 902 City: Sydney/Orlando

I'm not in high-school anymore (I graduated at 15) but, what I notice is, if you appear to not be paying attention in class, or something like that, the teacher wont be so eager to give you a good grade, no matter what you get on tests. Its like if your boarder-line of a grade they my put you in the lower one, just because you don't respect them. So the trick is to appear as though you respect them, but if you allready have a bad report with the teacher, you'll have to work alot harder at this. I don't know in your case, but teachers notice the small things. You have to put the idea in there head that your good. But doing more studying never hurt anyone.
but I feel bad for you, if I had wakeboarding taken away, my grade would only get worse not better.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

W$R AZ style- Work out a deal with the rents. Start getting weekly progress reports from the math teacher. Get you parents to agree that if you are improving weekly they will allow you to continue riding for the next week. Set a goal grade wise and work towards that goal. As long as you are making progress your parents allow you to ride.

There's always a comprimise. If you set up the terms it shows responsibility and your parents should agree to it.

koltman · Addict Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 902 City: Sydney/Orlando

Nor*Cal has a good point.

Brian B. · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 6:36 pm Post subject:

math comes easy for me, now science health and english are a different story, then again i dont try really hard, you know how they say reefer makes you stupid in the long run.....i think ive hit the long run

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

yeah... i've had the same problem as you - dont worry. cept my parents wont let me drive. i've always done real good in school up until high school. i mean like valedictorian of middle school good. but last year and this year i haven't been having fun - so i've been distracted and not caring about anything. math and science were always my 2 best subjects - now those are my 2 worst. its not fun dude, i kno how horrible it is... trust me

Butta Seeka · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 8:52 pm Post subject:

yea im in alternative school right now i have a problem with both grades and umm behavior, so yea. My parents were gonna get me a moomba but got sent to alternative school and they were all like well stuff u Bubb Rubb up dident u so now i gotta go another season with a jet boat

devo · Posted: Mar 21, 2003 9:21 pm Post subject:

you guys make me feel old. Sad

[steff] · Posted: Mar 23, 2003 7:20 pm Post subject:

eh.. i got one of the smart awards in elementary school. middle school too. everything is basically around a's now.. except the c average in science/math.. and that pissed the hell out of my parents.. so next year i'm dropping honors in those classes.

Dragonlady8 · Guest

I am old but I've been working around adolescents for along time. The one thing that hasn't changed is attitude and discpline. Many feel that they don't need to "learn this stupid stuff' because it won't apply in to the future. It maybe true to some extent. Just play the game & show some interest, and you'll get by with average grades. Then when you get out into the real world and get that slave driving job then you'll wish you really did work harder at your grades.
Just a little insight from all the people who give me grief and BMC about my profession. Rolling Eyes

Leggester · Posted: Mar 24, 2003 9:59 am Post subject:

"Problems like this"? Seems the sentiment here is to quit whining and start working. You got yourself into the mess, now apply yourself and get yourself out of it.

It's awfully hard to afford a car when you have to ask: "Would you like fries with that order?"

You should work on English also - or is that an 'F' too?

Sean_Brinston · Posted: Mar 24, 2003 1:06 pm Post subject:

man im right with you. I failed gr10 science so thats 2 weeks of summer school for me. And i am doing bad in math. I dont know why but i feel i dont really pay attention and am not motivated enough. it kinda makes me sivk. Like all of a sudden in the middle of the year i gte fed up and either dont hand shizzle in or do like crappy on it. Any ideas on what i can do ? My parents think that it is beacause i have no clue what i really want to do in life, or that i havent found my self . I dunno

Leggester · Posted: Mar 24, 2003 1:14 pm Post subject:

Sean,and AZ. You have to buckle down and do the job. Period. You think work is fun? After 25+ years, any job is boring. Yet, you're yakking about a semester or two?

Guys, really, the only person that's gonna do it is yourselves. Suck it Up! Do the job!

If you don't want to work behind the counter at MickeyDs the rest of your life, get to work! That should be motivation enough for any one.

kim · Addict Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 588 City: Orlando

my parents just make me feel guilty. The few times they've been mad at me they've threatened to send me to a public school, like i care. Rolling Eyes

ohsix · Posted: Mar 24, 2003 1:36 pm Post subject:

kim - no offense to you or your parents but if i had an attitude like that toward school my dad would have torn me a new one. but i guess you could blame your parents for having the mindset that you do. some people called it child abuse, my dad called it motivation.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

I don't remember my parents ever making threats about grades. It was just understood that school was a priority and that grades were highly valued in my family.

Kim- please ditch that avitar. I can't stand Famous Stars and Straps. It's based in Riverside, Ca where I currently live. To see people representing a belt and buckle company is just odd to me. It truly doesn't make any sense.

Sean_Brinston · Posted: Mar 24, 2003 3:51 pm Post subject:

Thanks Leggster, sometimes i feel like im just gonna start doing everything perfect and try my hardest then that dwindles slowly. I dunno