Grades and Motivation

[JonnyH]

Is it true that whatever grade you receive it is how hard you work at your academics?
How do I motivate myself on getting a high grades?

[thetransylvanianguy]

I would suggest you to imagine yourself on a scholarship, at a good high school/university, abroad. Or to imagine yourself having a good career (while we're told that those with not-so-good grades manage to have good careers, it's never bad to strive for these good grades). While school may seem boring, uninteresting and all these bad things we usually say about it, it is one of the very few ways to get to have a good future ahead!

[Ouija]

Not necessarily how hard you work really, it's how much of the assignment you understand. You can breeze through a class without much effort and still pass with good grades. It just depends on how much of the subject you're familiar with and however long it takes for you to learn. If you have something that you want to do in the future such as college, that would be a great motivator. Another motivator would be getting your credits in now so that you have more time at the end to take it easy, and you can afford to be focused on other things. If you tell yourself you'll worry about it later, then later will come and you'll frustrate yourself even more, so that's not fun whatsoever.

[James Dean]

Usually the teacher explains how grading works in the first class or whatever and usually it's combined with attendance/tardiness, class participation, homework and anything else extra.

Just try your best and if you miss a class or get sick try to find out what they did that day from a classmate. Study real hard with your peers and you'll do okay.

[the main man]

Grades are very important, especially in high school. You could be looking at the difference between :metal:$10,000:metal: in scholarships from having a 3.6 or 4.0. To stay motivated, just think, every project you do in high school, you'll do it once and you'll never have to do it again:P. And once you change grade levels, you can't change your grades!:eek:

[Cognizant]

I mean me personally, I could give a lesser shit about school. Unlike my job, I'm not getting paid to give it my all, just the reward of being more knowledgeable than Joe Schmoe who dropped out of High School.
Don't get me wrong, I want to go to college and have a successful career, but grades are meaningless to me. Fucking up in High School isn't the end of the world, and to be honest, schools put way too much pressure on teenagers to do well here in the 'States.
But alas, just give it the best of your ability. Follow your interests, because that's what'll make you happiest in life.

[CharlieHorse]

Grades aren't reflective of intelligence, knowledge, or effort.
They are reflective of your ability to do work, cram for tests, and do useless things on command.

Of course some classes are exceptions. I actually enjoy those classes.
Other classes are super easy where you don't have to do shit to get an A.
Other classes are super hard, like AP science classes, where you actually have to learn to understand the subject.

It's all down to the teacher to be honest. That's why I think grades are a terrible way to measure academics.
I know so many cases where the teacher or student does this or that, assigns work, or extra credit for a grade. It's all done for a grade, and not the education.

[Hideous]

Grades aren't reflective of intelligence, knowledge, or effort.
They are reflective of your ability to do work, cram for tests, and do useless things on command.

Of course some classes are exceptions. I actually enjoy those classes.
Other classes are super easy where you don't have to do shit to get an A.
Other classes are super hard, like AP science classes, where you actually have to learn to understand the subject.

It's all down to the teacher to be honest. That's why I think grades are a terrible way to measure academics.
I know so many cases where the teacher or student does this or that, assigns work, or extra credit for a grade. It's all done for a grade, and not the education.

This.

[tasminsmith]

sometimes I don't try at all but I get good grade or opposite.

[Danny Phantom]

I Bsed a majority of my classes this semester and I got all As. I've slaved hard in classes and got Bs. Effort and intelligence doesn't always = good grades.

[thejames]

Is it true that whatever grade you receive it is how hard you work at your academics?
How do I motivate myself on getting a high grades?

Typically you see an 'end goal' when you're tying to motivate yourself.

Your grades are uncertain so you can't actually see the end goal. What I do is watch people find out their GCSE grades. Really motivating being able to see the situation you'll hopefully be in.

Also seeing the look of failure on some faces will motivate you further,

[WritingFreak]

Grades don't always reflect the level of your knowledge. As been said, grades just show how good you pass your test, write your school essays and do your homework assignments.
Sometimes students are smart and know the material but don't receive a good grade for some reason.
I'd say you should motivate yourself to study and learn new material. Cuz knowledge and understanding is what really matters. Motivate yourself to learn and good grades will come. All your hard work will pay off, in college and your career. The more you'll learn in high school the easier it will be for you to study in college.
If you'll be good in different subject you'll have more choices and opportunities in future. You'll have more paths to choose from.