My Marks.

[~ZammY]

I've tried really hard to ace my subjects this semester, I've gotten 90+% in all my subjects except Math which I have a 88% currently. That means I am acing all my subjects, yet my parents say it still isnt good, now i need your opinions, is it fair that i work so hard and yet i get treated like if i'm failing? I think this is absolutely proposterous. Please give me your views, thanks.

Regards, Jack.

[GR4NT]

I don't understand how your parents can be mad at you even though you're basically passing. All I need to have to get approved by my parents is an 80%+ :s

[-sweetyjo-]

Oh come on! What more can they expect from you. Your marks are fantastic!!! Ask them if they get 100% in every subject and if they say yes, tell them to show you proof (which I doubt they will have). BTW, what year are you in?

[~ZammY]

Grade 9. Yup, thats my parents.

[Herman]

o_o My parents are happy as long as I pass. I guess your parents have higher expectations. Have you tried telling them that you think they expect too much from you? I mean, wow, you got good marks dude. :P Explain to them you tried your best.

[FlyingJesus]

My parents are a bit like that. In the first 8/9 years of school I was top in everything and got the best marks etc., then I started slipping and they haven't quite grasped the fact that I'm not 100% all the time any more. I pass all my exams, even get A's in many of them, but they still say every time "that's good but you should get A's in all subjects". Hardly fair I think.

[~ZammY]

Yup, I've tried explaining that they are STILL A's but they just don't understand, they thing 89 and below is like a C or something...

[Eye!]

that wrong!!!

im getting 60's and 70's in all my sybjects [except math[96%]] and my parents are proud tell them how u feel

[~ZammY]

Ok I'll try, thanks for your help guys. +Rep to all.

[Assid_Rane]

hmmm why dont u try asking them some of the questions that you have got right? (make sure its the hardes question you can answer) then, if they get i wrong, you can show them that you knew the answer.

this would prove you are doin really well and you even know things that they dont! how much more proof could they ask from you!?

but dont be too hard on them. they probably know they are good marks, but they want you to be the best that you can. maybe they know you can do even better.

[~ZammY]

Yep, totally true. But the thing is, its just a question :s

[Assid_Rane]

u mean its just 1 question?

well get them to take the same test your taking then! see who gets the highest score!

i doubt they can get more than 89%

[Ellis.]

My parents are always like that. My mom told me that I would get no where in life with the grades I have when I get a 94% on my math exam.

I've sorta thought that my parents just did this to boost my will to get better marks up. Maybe they're just trying to get you to work harder. The marks you have are definitely great but maybe your parents know that you can do much better than you're doing right now. They just want you to work as high as your abilities can take you I guess.

Don't take it too hard, they don't mean that it's not good, they just want you to work harder. Imagine if they did tell you that it was good. You might get over confident and start decreasing. Whereas if your parents push you to your limits, your marks will only continue to rise rather than decreasing.

[Assid_Rane]

My parents are always like that. My mom told me that I would get no where in life with the grades I have when I get a 94% on my math exam.

I've sorta thought that my parents just did this to boost my will to get better marks up. Maybe they're just trying to get you to work harder. The marks you have are definitely great but maybe your parents know that you can do much better than you're doing right now. They just want you to work as high as your abilities can take you I guess.

Don't take it too hard, they don't mean that it's not good, they just want you to work harder. Imagine if they did tell you that it was good. You might get over confident and start decreasing. Whereas if your parents push you to your limits, your marks will only continue to rise rather than decreasing.


yeah, i understand what you mean, but they could do that without telling him "its not good enough" couldnt they? they could say its really good but they know he can do better?

maybe you should talk to them about it + ask them if they really do believe that your marks are not good enough.

[Herman]

My parents are always like that. My mom told me that I would get no where in life with the grades I have when I get a 94% on my math exam.

I've sorta thought that my parents just did this to boost my will to get better marks up. Maybe they're just trying to get you to work harder. The marks you have are definitely great but maybe your parents know that you can do much better than you're doing right now. They just want you to work as high as your abilities can take you I guess.

Don't take it too hard, they don't mean that it's not good, they just want you to work harder. Imagine if they did tell you that it was good. You might get over confident and start decreasing. Whereas if your parents push you to your limits, your marks will only continue to rise rather than decreasing.

That makes alot of sense. :eusa_clap

[~ZammY]

Thanks for the advice Taurus, that might explain it. +Rep.

[Ostinato]

The thing is, their your parents and thats what their for! They just want you to make sure you allow yourself the excellent opportunities later in life, that they know you deserve. By saying to you they want better than that, it shows that they want you to do well for yourself, and are trying to push you that extra bit further, but dont worry, I think deep down they'll still be happy and pleased about it.

If your really worried, just speak to them about it and tell them you really did put a lot of work in, and compared to a lot of other results in your scroll, and across the country as a whole, you done extremely well and performed above average, therefore you feel they shouldn't really be expecting a lot more from you. By doing this it should make them aware how much effort you really did put in, an they will perhaps find other ways of trying to drive you to put the work in rather than critisising you. :p

[foxyfox00]

My parents dont put any pressure on me what-so-ever mainly because they are separeted. Both have said to do what ever makes me happy and I am. At the moment I'm doing advanced maths and english and passing all my subjects. Sometimes I do wish that there was some expectation to do better.
I know some freinds parents haven't let them do elective subjects because they dont what them to which is wrong.
You should just ask them to take a little pressure off and recognise what you are doing now. Or just change your report card =)

[-Wolverine]

That's exactly like my parents, although my grades have been slipping but i've been doing better in some subjects. I consider 79 and lower a fail. I've been getting about 82 in Science which basically means i'm probably gonna be grounded for doing horrible in Science. I try and tell them that i'm trying but school gets harder eventually. I have a lot of pressure to get at least 92+ in Math and science which i hate. :l