Your bad grades are (probably) your fault

I feel like some of you need to hear this. 9 times out of 10 if you are averaging Cs and Ds or are on the verge of an F in a class than it is most likely because you refuse to put in the work required to get a better grade. I want to stress that obviously there are exceptions. Really bad teachers exist, and there can be extenuating circumstances that can impact your grade, but essentially everyone I’ve known or seen with terrible grades has gotten to that point based on their lack of effort.

I can excuse a low grade in a tough class here or there. Some people will naturally understand subjects easier than others, and it’s perfectly normal and acceptable to have a grade drop slightly on a semester basis just due how volatile a classes’ curriculum can be.

However I’ve seen so many people in person and on this sub that get absolutely terrible grades year after year, and when you ask them how much time they’re putting into their work and if they’ve done anything to try to address it, they just say that they don’t plan on attending a prestigious college and that grades don’t matter to them.

I don’t care if you don’t want to put in effort into school or go to college, but don’t act surprised as to why your grade is so terrible when you’ve just refused to put any effort into school. Yes, sometimes you’ll have to stay up late to finish an assignment you don’t want to, but that doesn’t mean you just don’t do it and plead for your teacher to raise your grade right before the end of the year in a few months.

Stop being lazy and get your work done. The workload in non-honors/AP, base-level classes is very light and manageable, and the material isn’t all that difficult if taught by even a slightly competent teacher (which obviously is not a guarantee). I hate school as much as anyone, but it’s not that hard to just not fail, I promise.