inspired by the failing a class thread

[Sparx]

whats your attitude towards failing? how would you feel if/when you did fail a class? was it not a big deal, or did it really upset you?

 

[Damhsa04]

I've never failed a class. But now that I'm in college... I'm not doing so well as I thought I would. It really is different from high school. I failed my first history midterm with a 51, but the second midterm I got a 90. Also i'm not doing too well in my nutrition class, but I'm just not a science person. I haven't really talked to my parent about it yet. Although I am transfering next fall, so they already know I'm not happy where I am and my grades are partial refections of that. I'm trying really hard now to bring up my grades.

 

[Sparx]

I've never failed a class. But now that I'm in college... I'm not doing so well as I thought I would. It really is different from high school. I failed my first history midterm with a 51, but the second midterm I got a 90. Also i'm not doing too well in my nutrition class, but I'm just not a science person. I haven't really talked to my parent about it yet. Although I am transfering next fall, so they already know I'm not happy where I am and my grades are partial refections of that. I'm trying really hard now to bring up my grades.

its great you brought your f up to an a! most people can't do that so quickly. if you get another good grade you'll probably come out with a b in that class.

where are you transferring to?

 

[Damhsa04]

its great you brought your f up to an a! most people can't do that so quickly. if you get another good grade you'll probably come out with a b in that class.

where are you transferring to?

I'm transferring to Johnson and Wales. I'm going to be a Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality major. Basically Disney has taken over my life.

 

[catycatcat4]

I have failed Spanish and English (Suprising huh? )
But only a semester of each. alg my freshmen year

I tried to get out of Spanish when i got put in in the teacher had no control over the class even though she was nice no one listened to her.
That class was INSANE! people running around and throwing pencils and pins into the ceiling even if you tried to pass witch i did it was impossible.
She all ways lost papers or said she did't stamp it even though she did and say someone else must of taken the stamp and did it.
So after awhile i gave up.
I was mad that i couldn't get out of that class

English i all most passed i failed by one point XD the teacher was a but/jerk Didn't care about students commented on people scores in front of the whole class
Was rude to every one but three people who where the teachers favorites and you now the teacher is bad when there favorites hate him.
That teacher did so much crap i can't list it all
Only reason i passed one semester was because there was a student teacher took over for most of one semester. It was the exact same stuff only a different person teaching it and helping when you needed it.

Algebra my freshmen mostly my fault even though me and on other person where never came to class high or hungover or even did stuff like that

Every other class i got B-A's in but mostly B's

 

[Axel]

I can usually just shrug off a failing grade on a test. It encourages me to do better on the next one.

I've never failed a class, but I can't see myself completely freaking out over it. I came close sophomore year in AP Bio, but that really didn't faze me because I know I'm not a biology person (I'm good at Chemistry). I guess I'm just pretty laid back about my grades.

 

[marypops!]

I was disappointed when I failed my Physics class, but I was getting Es and Us throughout the year, so I knew it would happen. I guess I would of felt better if I wasn't told I was 5 marks off passing...

Really, I don't feel too bad about failing. I guess it's because it's rare for me to get As in lessons, so I don't get disappointed when getting a low grade.

 

[Tinkerbell424]

It upsets me. Failing is one of my biggest fears!
I haven't technically failed any classes but I have gotten D's on my report card in math class. But, I was okay with it because the class was insanely hard.
My lowest grade on my report card this year is a C in AP english. So I feel like I'm doing pretty good right now.

 

[Babyjustrun]

I dunno, I usually see failing in anything lower than grade 12 as laziness. Even if you don't grasp the concepts that well, you get points for completing all the assignments, participating, etc. Even if you're not getting good marks on your tests, as long as you're managing above a fail on them, you can pass the course.

If I were to fail, I'd probably be really upset and go to summer school. I'm not wasting my time going to a class every day just to not obtain the credit.

 

[I Am What I Am]

I feel bad when I fail, but I don't feel insanely upset with my self. I just move on and try again.

 

[imabrat]

It's unacceptable.

 

[BabyPiglet]

It would be a really big deal to me. I've never had a final grade less than a B.

I just barely passed a history test, but that was because I was too busy with my other classes to study properly. I was upset for a while, but now I realize I will at least make a B in that class anyway.

I just has such high standards of myself, so when I get a bad grade it just shocks me.

However, I will be taking some natural science (biology and physical science) in a couple semesters (I'm holding it off til the last possible moment), and I know I might just barely pass those courses. Natural science and me just don't get along.

I just can't be one of those people who are happy with a C.

 

[Disney.Ears]

Failing tests & quizzes is fine with me as long as I know I tried my hardest to study.
Failing a class is unacceptable like Sonya said. I think if you work hard enough you can get at least a C no matter what. Failing is just not in my cards & I'd never be content with that happening.

 

[telescope]

I'll be bummed if I get an F on something but i'll try harder the next time and get over it.

 

[::Snow_White::]

I've got an F on a few assignments, and if it doesn't do too much to my grade, it doesn't other me.

Failing a class, I'd probably get grounded until I graduated, get my computer taken away, and get my phone taken away with no afterschool activities. My mom says this will happen if I get a C.

So, I'd probably cry myself to sleep everynight because of that and how I could ever fail something. I've only gotten one B in high school and 2 in my life, both in Math, on my grade card. lol.

 

[pigletgirl]

gosh, it would crush me. i will never let it happen!

 

[LetsRiot298]

when my grades go down, I raise them in like 2 days.
my grades rarely go down though.
I keep them up not because im smart, but because i want to be better than everyone else.
Last year, I was ranked number 1 in my class.
3.8 gpa
my grades are almost never below 90
im so terrible

 

[WDWtraveler27]

my average in geography is a 75 and I am very mad at myself

 

[xCourxCorex]

I've never failed a class. In high school, the lowest grade I got in a term was a D. But my final grades were never lower than Cs.

ETA: I was not the best student in high school fresh & soph years. Turned it around jr year and pulled up my GPA from a 3.0 from my first 2 years, to a 3.496 by the time I graduated

I am the worst with grades, especially now that I'm in college. For one, my nursing classes need to be passed with a 77 (C+). But even above that, my semester GPA needs to be a 3.0/B minimum to keep my scholarship, so that's a B- average.

I got a 68 on a test a few weeks ago and I just about had a heart attack. Mostly because now I need to get 85s on the last regular exam, the final and my lab to make sure I get an 80 (B-) in the class. I will not settle for a C of any kind. I would truly be devastated if I got a C for a final grade. I guess the only exception would be if I was truly putting in 100% effort and continuously got Cs from the start of the class. But even then, I'd be going to tutoring and office hours, whatever it took to raise the grade.

I'd like to be on the Dean's list every semester (3.3 or better) and graduate with honors.

 

[Raven_the_Bird]

It bothered me in 6th grade when I started not having all A's...I just blamed someone at school that kept annoying me...then when I moved in the middle of the year it still bothered me but not as much since I wasn't used to changing classes every hour and was told that that's why I wasn't doing well for some reason lol...in 7th grade I tried doing better and had kind of good grades so I was okay with it since I was trying and was going to pass. 8th grade I tried for a little while then gave up/quit caring about everything having to do with school...My family (except my sisters who could care less) expected me to do really well since they thought I was smart and I guess I got annoyed with that (and that trying wasn't enough for some people) and decided to prove them wrong by doing nothing at all? I missed a lot of school (sick) and was usually hours late every day (taking forever to get ready and missing the bus...) and didn't try talking to my teachers about making up or anything...Failing like, all my classes didn't really bother me that much after awhile. I knew I was being stupid/lazy/annoying and that it was my fault I wasn't doing well since I wasn't even trying or doing anything at all, I didn't really see what the point was.

I cared a lot more about my grades when I was younger...I didn't want to disappoint anyone or get in trouble for having bad grades (not that I really ever got in trouble for that, I just always worried about getting in trouble for anything)...I always had straight A's and everyone thought I was really smart so I really didn't want to get less than an A on anything since I hate when people are disappointed in me or mad at me. Pressure? Lol...I was so used to doing well and having everyone being proud of me/thinking I was smart and stuff that I was kind of afraid of what would happen if that changed...I know my mother and grandfather (and everyone else) would have been disappointed in me, my aunt would have said I didn't try hard enough even if I did and grandmother would have yelled at me and probably told me I'm going to end up like my oldest sister. I really didn't want any of that. And now I've gotten all of that (except from my grandmother since she doesn't remember much anymore...I got the sister part when I was 3-9 though...) I really hate how it feels.

I wanted to cry when I got my progress report in 4th grade since almost everything was a C or below. I was also really confused because I thought your grades couldn't go down if you were out sick and that was my first day back at school...like, my grandparents called the school each day to say I wasn't going in and why (missed over a week of school, I had scarlet fever) so it's not like I wasn't excused or anything...My grandparents didn't get upset with me about that since I was sick, but my grandmother was really pissed at the person who answered the phones...I don't think it took me that long to get my grades back up so I guess that doesn't matter at all...

Right now I don't care how I do as long as I actually try. And I don't think I can fail a class on online school since it tells you to go over the lesson again then retake the test if you get less than 80%...wow this was long and kind of off topic, lol...