Why when you try so hard do you get such bad grades?
546609
I have been in the same boat as you...and now I am a teacher.  First you need to find out what criteria you need to meet in order to get a better grade.  Talk to the most evilist teacher alive, and let her know you want to get better grades.  Ask her if she has a rubric for grading her papers.  Perhaps you are not getting or studying the right information...such a waste to study something that really doesn't matter.  Good luck!
520443
Teachers, funding, the govt! pressure, stress, home issues, trauma, depression, teasing from other kids, peer pressure, environment issues, ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities, no motives.... etc... there are a number of reasons for a child to do badly in school. the question is too general.
858457
Hi there,\nThe key to getting good grades is not just working hard; you also have to know how to study and what to study. Everyone has their own way of studying, what works for one person may not work for another. For example I have to study the last couple days before the exam otherwise I won't get the results that I want. Now if you tell anyone this, they will tell you that I'm wrong, but I'm not! I listen and concentrate on what my instructors say in the class but I don't really study during the semester unless it is the night before the exam and IT WORKS FOR ME. One of my classmates however, studies every single night and that works for her. You have to find your own style. u have to study alot, try to really pay attention in class, rightnow im in my freshman year and yeah its pretty tough! so try to study more and go to the tutoring lessons. The other thing is that you have to know what to study. Listen carefully to your teachers during the class. They usually put greater emphasis on the stuff that are going to be on the test. Make sure you take a note of them and know them very well for the test. Setting a high goal is good but if u cant hit it but a grade lower is oso v good. Cos' at least u have tried, dont overworked urself, do u know some people cant even dare to set a goal? This tell, u are already the winner. \n\n=D Good luck! \n\nI hope this helps
251527
You have to get it inside yourself to improve. if you try to improve just for that semster or something, technically, you haven't improved. You've just crammed some good grades in the grade book so you can have a good grade in that class. You have to develop the whole attitude of,"ima get my grades up because it will improve me as a person not just in this particular class." Thats what i did. I got one C in the third grade and i have been making straight A's, skipped a grade, and have been placed in many academically gifted courses. So a week wouldn't do it. You gotta work on it, seriously. Sad, but true!!!
473929
sit there think of sums that are really hard or get somone to rite some down on some paper work them out and use a calculator to check your answers if you are correct well done if not read over them and work out wot you did wrong. thats preatty much what i do and i get good marks in maths (hope i helped a bit at least)
267960
It's a combination of things. Some who fail to preform in school are actually refusing to preform--because they refuse to conform--in which case someone needs to sell them on school and school needs to be differentiated for them.\nGet that these kids already have issues.  They are bored, delinquency looks fun.  \n\nOthers who struggle and fail may become delinquent due to self esteem. Traditionally, schools are set up to be so competative and even when kids like these make strides their success is diminished by their peers who do better.\nAgain, kids like this would do better if education was differentiated and we didn't force him to be compared to others but to his own milestones.
672818
i am considering that too but it's alot of work. so, i don't know. you need high grades also. there is alot of competitions. \nand ofcourse there are many people who fail...
285937
Well, I don't know how to motivate you too much, maybe try taking to a friend or parent, maybe the teacher. Ask them to help you stay on track. But remember that even if you are not motivated, you have to do it. Once you start doing, that usually helps with the motivation. And keep in mind that it's ok to get a bad grade every once in a while.
249410
Study harder. If that's not the problem then talk to your teacher & try to figure out what to do. They will know best what you need to do to pull up your grade. Oh and tell your parents if you are still in grade school so they don't find out later & get really mad, unless you know you can pull it up or they won't find out. But if you do tell them then approach them with the "I'm really trying & I don't know what else to do" attitude so you'll be less likely to get in trouble!
97174
dont worry much dear.if you r good in studies then you will definately make up for your grades.as far as your father is concerned if you explain to him the reason for your bad grade then he will surely forgive you.be bold and assure him that next time you will perform better.
319803
It happens to a lot of us, remember that, you are not alone.  I was always a very good student until high school but I always relied on my memory which is very good but that's not a very good study habit, i would read my notes threee hours before bed get an A the next day and erase all that knowledge from my mind as I walked out the classroom,  that will not work in college, so my grades went downhill, reached rock bottom and started to dig now I found out that science is not my strong point but I can easily score A's in humanities and general ed classes, so I know now what to focus more on
892268
yup, that's good, though there's always room for improvement! :)\n\nfocus on your poorer subjects and aim to understand them better... remember what you want to be in the future will depend on the scores of certain subjects... just continue to strive for a better grade and focus on your vision and goal. \n\nall the best!!!!! :)
382609
The one thing they look closely at is your academic achievements. If your grade aren't so good, then they will figure that your chance of doing well aren't so good either, and you will wind up with a rejection slip.The ACT, or SAT score will be the the other deciding factor, if you get into a certain college. Even the state universities, which use to accept all state resident, even those with poor academic preparation for college, are not raising the standards for admission, and also the standards for staying in.
738955
I've noticed that also. People at the top of their class get rewarded for their grades, or for being teachers' favorites. Some people try very hard, yet no one ever recgonizes it. I know (from experience) that people don't need to try very hard to be the top of their class, or even grade, but some people I know work extremely hard to get the 85% on the test, but some people who study for a few minutes get the 95% and get congratulated.\n\nEffort needs to be rewarded too.
222231
In real life, you get both...letters and numbers.  I would assume that the tv show grades aren't actually real (duh) so it is easier to just slap a big fat A or F on a paper than worry about 87% being a B+ or whatever.
129179
First, figure out how you are going to do better this semester. Then, tell your parents flat out what your grades were. Ask them to help you with your plan to raise them. They might be mad at you for getting bad grades, but they will be much more supportive if you take a responsible approach to them.
1035274
I'm having a hard problem understanding why you did not know he was failing long ago. Was there no communications from the teacher? Did you ever see a report card? Your son may have been lying about his grades because he was embarrassed and ashamed. You may be thinking that your harsh punishment of him is because of lying, but he thinks it's because of the grades. For our children to succeed in school, they need our daily help and involvement. So I ask again, where have you been all this time that your son was failing? What are you doing now to help him succeed and rediscover his love of learning that obviously has been lost somewhere along the way? All your harsh punishment will teach him is that in the future he'll have to figure out how to lie better. I would suggest some family counseling, because I think you are off-track in how you are handling your son and it's only going to get worse when he hits puberty, any second now.