Breaking the news to the parents

[JM Aggie08]

with the semester coming to a close, and a jam packed one at that, i'm about to recieve the lowest grade i've ever imagined i could get in my calculus class...a 56 .

I've tried this entire semester to keep it up, receiving a 70 last quarter, but don't take me as another screw-off kid. With marching band this semester, and working nonstop, i've done all that i could to keep my grades up. all of them stayed 80-90 except cal.

How can i explain to my parents about my grade without a complete freakout? i dont want to disappoint them, but i know this will, and i just dont know what to do. i've never made a grade this low .


Cliffs:
Average student, band/work
Cal grade 56
how can i break it to my parents.


real advice please

 

[FoBoT]

is that 56 a fail or a pass? do you have to take the course again?

 

[JM Aggie08]

calculus, and 56 is horrible fail.

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

is that 56 a fail or a pass? do you have to take the course again?

Eeeh...I don't know of a anywhere that will pass you with a 56.

 

[yankeesfan]

This is HS or college?

 

[dbk]

Just be straightforward and honest?

 

[txrandom]

I'll tutor you for monies! You go to A&M I'm guessing?

Also, whats your major and why are you taking Calc right now?

 

[SmoochyTX]

Just tell them you don't want to participate in any more extracurricular activities because you want to work on your grades.

If you keep up with those kinds of grades you'll be telling the truth eventually anyway. LOL

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Rock Hydra

Originally posted by: FoBoT

is that 56 a fail or a pass? do you have to take the course again?

Eeeh...I don't know of a anywhere that will pass you with a 56.

If you were taking the NYS regents, you can get a 54 on some tests and still be considered "passing."

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

Well, if your parents are the type to freak out over that score (which I assume they are, seeing as you posted the question) chances are there isn't anything you can do to not make them freak. Maybe its time to realize you are at critical mass when it comes to work/school and you might need to cut something back.

 

[Printer Bandit]

be honest and tell them you ****** up and it will never happen again.

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: Rock Hydra

Originally posted by: FoBoT

is that 56 a fail or a pass? do you have to take the course again?

Eeeh...I don't know of a anywhere that will pass you with a 56.

If you were taking the NYS regents, you can get a 54 on some tests and still be considered "passing."

What regents is that one? I wish that would have been the case for my physics regents.

 

[JM Aggie08]

i'm in high school still. i dont know, i just really dont want them to freak, since now i've gotten my hours at work cut a bit, and nothing extracurricular at the time. Even with the 56, my overall average ( all classes combined ) is 90+.

 

[chusteczka]

Is this high school? Maybe you need to drop marching band and work so you can concentrate on your classes. Calculus is an important class for anyone no matter what their major. You will now have to take this class again but that is acceptable because you were the opening tuba player for the jocks and their games.

 

[FoBoT]

you can tell your parents to look on the bright side, you haven't failed it three times , yet


(i technically only failed calculus in college once, the first two times i took a "W" to avoid the "F" , i quit trying and switched to human resources management )

 

[tweakmm]

Are they asian?

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Rock Hydra

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: Rock Hydra

Originally posted by: FoBoT

is that 56 a fail or a pass? do you have to take the course again?

Eeeh...I don't know of a anywhere that will pass you with a 56.

If you were taking the NYS regents, you can get a 54 on some tests and still be considered "passing."

What regents is that one? I wish that would have been the case for my physics regents.

Physics was a joke (I think I got a 95, but that doesn't matter anyway), as well as all the others. I think that is more for those Math A/B regents.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Originally posted by: chusteczka
Is this high school? Maybe you need to drop marching band and work so you can concentrate on your classes. Calculus is an important class for anyone no matter what their major. You will now have to take this class again but that is acceptable because you were the opening tuba player for the jocks and their games.

how'd you know i play tuba?

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Are they asian?

no



i can still pass if i pass the next semester still.

 

[BoomerD]

Get your priorities in order. What's more important to you and your future? Marching band? or Good calculus grades? Planning on being a music major? Then if the rest of your grades are good enough to get into the school you want, don't sweat it...if the band is just something fun to do, and you're not planning on taking it in college, or pursuing it as a career, then drop the band, and bust your ass on your school work...
Gotta set your priorities, and stick with them...

 

[chusteczka]

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08

Originally posted by: chusteczka
Is this high school? Maybe you need to drop marching band and work so you can concentrate on your classes. Calculus is an important class for anyone no matter what their major. You will now have to take this class again but that is acceptable because you were the opening tuba player for the jocks and their games.

how'd you know i play tuba?

I am joking. For some reason, it popped into my head.
Any similarity to real people or actual events is merely a coincidence.


EDIT:
So who gets the cheerleaders, You with your tuba or those numbskulls butting heads?
In another ten years, those cheerleaders will be looking for the guys who aced their calculus classes.
Used cheerleaders FTW!

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Are they asian?

no

Well, that one good thing on your side.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Get your priorities in order. What's more important to you and your future? Marching band? or Good calculus grades? Planning on being a music major? Then if the rest of your grades are good enough to get into the school you want, don't sweat it...if the band is just something fun to do, and you're not planning on taking it in college, or pursuing it as a career, then drop the band, and bust your ass on your school work...
Gotta set your priorities, and stick with them...

this is where i am torn as well, since i do not know if i want to pursue music in the log run, or just be an average joe. they make high school much more stressful than it needs to be.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Get your priorities in order. What's more important to you and your future? Marching band? or Good calculus grades? Planning on being a music major? Then if the rest of your grades are good enough to get into the school you want, don't sweat it...if the band is just something fun to do, and you're not planning on taking it in college, or pursuing it as a career, then drop the band, and bust your ass on your school work...
Gotta set your priorities, and stick with them...

this is where i am torn as well, since i do not know if i want to pursue music in the log run, or just be an average joe. they make high school much more stressful than it needs to be.

Dude, highschool is not stressfull.

Get a good time management system that you can stick to and trust. I'm personally adapting a GTD(getting things done) system to my life to good results. David Allen is the man.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Get your priorities in order. What's more important to you and your future? Marching band? or Good calculus grades? Planning on being a music major? Then if the rest of your grades are good enough to get into the school you want, don't sweat it...if the band is just something fun to do, and you're not planning on taking it in college, or pursuing it as a career, then drop the band, and bust your ass on your school work...
Gotta set your priorities, and stick with them...

this is where i am torn as well, since i do not know if i want to pursue music in the log run, or just be an average joe. they make high school much more stressful than it needs to be.

Dude, highschool is not stressfull.

Get a good time management system that you can stick to and trust. I'm personally adapting a GTD(getting things done) system to my life to good results. David Allen is the man.

any books i should get. if i dont get my sh!t together now college with be much worse.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: JM Aggie08

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Get your priorities in order. What's more important to you and your future? Marching band? or Good calculus grades? Planning on being a music major? Then if the rest of your grades are good enough to get into the school you want, don't sweat it...if the band is just something fun to do, and you're not planning on taking it in college, or pursuing it as a career, then drop the band, and bust your ass on your school work...
Gotta set your priorities, and stick with them...

this is where i am torn as well, since i do not know if i want to pursue music in the log run, or just be an average joe. they make high school much more stressful than it needs to be.

Dude, highschool is not stressfull.

Get a good time management system that you can stick to and trust. I'm personally adapting a GTD(getting things done) system to my life to good results. David Allen is the man.

any books i should get. if i dont get my sh!t together now college with be much worse.

Yes, Getting Things Done by David Allen
Do a search in google for GTD, there is almost a cult like following around it.
I've also found that daily motivation really helps to keep the spirits up.
http://www.43folders.com/
http://www.stevepavlina.com/

No joke, if you have a problem with procrastination every day wake up and yell, "DO IT NOW!" Periodically yell it outloud durring the day(obviously in private).
Mental suggestion can be pretty powerful stuff.