It's Impossible

[pabond007]

Well...

I really don't like school right now. I'm in cyber school btw. Friday is the last day to turn in work. There is absolutely no way I'm going to get everything I have to do done in time.

I'm failing most of my classes. It's all my fault too. It's not that I'm dumb, it's just that I'm a horrible procrastinator. I let soooooo much work pile up. I can't finish it all. There is no way I'm even going to be able to bring my grades up to a passing level. I've practically given up because my grades are so low, and there is no way I can get them back up to passing in two days.

I can't fail though. My Mom is an education freak. She doesn't know about my grades ( I don't live with her), and I'm too afraid to tell her. I don't want her mad at me, and I don't want the rest of my family thinking I'm dumb or whatever because I failed. That would really suck big time.

Summer school is an option, but that costs money that I don't think we have. I can repeat my 11th grade year, but people will think I'm dumb or something. Idk. Does that make me sound like I'm full of myself or w/e?

I just don't know what to do right now. I'm really just typing this to vent. There really isn't much anyone here can do to help.

P.S. I haven't talked to anyone about this yet. Maybe I should talk to my school guidance counselor or whoever is in charge of all that.

[Aneklusmos]

Well I think your just going to have to find the strength. Set goals, and when you complete them, give yourself a reward, like a half an hour walk after every assignment that you complete. Also, having music running always helps me run better.

If your mom is an education freak, tell her! If shes anything close to a good mom, she'll want to help you, not yell at you. She may be a bit mad, but try to get both of you past it and working on your grades.

Your guidance counselor can help too. Maybe they'll schedule times to work with you or something. Good luck.

[Patchy]

The best advice I can give is do your best possible, unplug your internet, get away from your computer, I couldn't when I was studying so I cleared a space on the dining table in the kitchen where there was no distractions like tvs or pcs and I studied. you should do the same and get your work organised!

I would ask your teachers for help if your unsure on something, if your too embarrassed to ask in front of your class speak to the teachers after school when you can ask in privacy.

hope this helps, just study hard and you will reap the rewards later!

[INFERNO]

The best advice I can give is do your best possible, unplug your internet, get away from your computer, I couldn't when I was studying so I cleared a space on the dining table in the kitchen where there was no distractions like tvs or pcs and I studied. you should do the same and get your work organised!

The OP said they were in "cyber school"... .

I would try my best to complete all of the work if I were you. At least that way, whether it is in better favour for your mother or not, you can know that you did try at the end as best as possible and to learn from the mistakes of procrastination.

You can do summer school if the wallet will sufficently allow it. Otherwise, you can repeat the 11th grade. As for what the others will think, forget about it, who cares what they think of you. You're not a quitter and you can hopefully learn from the mistakes of procrastination. If there is doubt from other people, then use that to your advantage, strive to succeed not only for yourself but also to prove to yourself and them that they were wrong about you.

Your guidance counselor may be able to shed some light onto the situation, and if you want, and if the wallet allows, you can hire a tutor. If not, you can ask the teacher for help outside of class or a smart, generous student for help.

[Ella]

I would try and explain to your mother that you realise you have gone about your work the wrong way, and that now your going to change, she should understand, hopefully.

Also I would work with a (hard- working) friend who can cheer you up when you get bored with the work and stop you from getting distracted. I get distracted so easily I find this is the only way which works for me.

Oh and you could perhaps talk to the school and ask if there is any way you can have an extended deadline- this is what i did for my tech coursework and I improved my grade by loads.

x

[pabond007]

Thanks everybody!

I emailed my guidance counselor yesterday telling her pretty much what I said here. She emailed me back this morning.

She told me it wasn't as bad as I thought! Since I did well in the Fall Semester, I earned 3 credits. She requested that I send them a transcript from last year so I can get the credits for PE and Driver's Ed (not sure why they don't already have those). So as soon as I do that, then I'll have enough total credits to be promoted to 12th grade.

Whew!

I'm so relieved. I'll just have to make up my English credit. I can either do that in summer school, or possibly take two English classes next year.

I also told my parents about the missing English credit. Not the full story, but...

:P

[Aneklusmos]

Very good! If you need help with english, its my favorite subject