im a 8th grader moving onto 9th grade soon. but i have this huge problem!! i would study in the beg. of the year and get good gradres, but as time goes by i dont even do my homework!\ni just dont know what to do, as i watch my parents get disappointed i try to conivince myself to study...but i dont!!! please i need help
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It happens to a lot of us, remember that, you are not alone.  I was always a very good student until high school but I always relied on my memory which is very good but that's not a very good study habit, i would read my notes threee hours before bed get an A the next day and erase all that knowledge from my mind as I walked out the classroom,  that will not work in college, so my grades went downhill, reached rock bottom and started to dig now I found out that science is not my strong point but I can easily score A's in humanities and general ed classes, so I know now what to focus more on
96232
Your mom only wants whats good for you. She thinks may be you will chnage if u live at ur aunts. Strat doing well in school study hard. Ask help if u need it. \nYou will never regret it later.\n\nAll the best
670712
Little girl go sit down and read a book and stop worrying about silly stuff! Get prepared for the sixth grade and stop worrying about whose gonna be there! Do your parents know you are in here asking questions? Go ask your mama!
390999
u have to study alot, try to really pay attention in class, rightnow im in my freshman year and yeah its pretty tough! so try to study more and go to the tutoring lessons
326499
congradulations honey...I told my kids when they graduated...you just finished the hardest thing in your life to do...high school...relax , the world gets better everyday for the H.S. grad...study hard in college, it means something...the first day of school  is the most important pay attention, your teacher will tell you everything you need to know to pass the class...WRITE IT DOWN...its not a dateing service...its school...be a nurse\ngood pay, job security, class...the boys will find you...pay attention to the teacher.and dont date him....lmao
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Well, first of all, think about what you did before that made you get those grades. Now, think of ways to improve them. Second of all, you need to get rid of all distractions while studying. For example, don't watch TV on school days or don't use the Internet on school days unless it is emergency or homework. Trust me, it really works! Finally, do your best in everything. Don't give the teachers any possibilities to give you low grades. Just focus, believe in yourself, let nothing stop you from doing what you can do, and have faith in God AND YOU SHOULD DO FINE.
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Talk to your teachers and find out why.\nIs it a matter of homework completion? class participation? quality of projects or research papers? Quiz results? Test results?\nDo they perceive you as "off-task" in class?\nGet some assisstance on 'how to study' for that class.  Some students think that staring at the text re-reading the same 2 paragraphs is studying.  In order to study, you need to actively interact with the material.  This is where tutoring could help.  Also of help are inventing games, making flashcards, making your own summaries, charts, graphs, pictures, reading the material out loud, summarizing it out loud in your own words--and then bringing that to your teachers in class the next day, saying, "This is what I got from rereading this chapter, is that right?", writing your own test for the chapter, trying to choose what is most significant to learn, developing your own essay question for the chapter...the sooner you learn how YOU best study and learn, the easier the rest of high school and your college will be.
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Huh?  How do you get homework?  Need a little more information.  That's better. Just sit down when you get home from school and really concentrate.  Take good notes at school!!!  Just be determined to get it done. . . .correctly.
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LOlz... ranks.. :))\n\nHeh, i kinda went through a similar phase but I still managed to get some 'A's along the way...\n\nFor me, its like this. If i do well one year, i would really mess the next.. vice versa.. and the cycle continues.. I guess its all a matter of time before it clears up...\n\nMy worst enemy.. was myself... i kinda lost about... 20 % of all analytical and thinking capabilities once I asked myself a question and that kinda affects me till date...\n\nSo for everyone, its kinda up to them selves to get themselves back right.. Try doing things you like once in a while and get to reading soon enough. Trust me, the ninth and tenth are some AWESOME years of your life ... and the 11th just screws its all up ^_^\n\nDont sweat it pal, its just a matter of days before you get back in to "Da Zone"..\n\nGood luck :)\n\n>:) 5474N >:)
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I would study the things the book and teacher have gone over in class.... gather a study group because they may know stuff i don't, and eat well and rest. if you don't know your stuff by mid term, you better pray too!
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Set yourself up a schedule.  Everyday when you come home, relax for 30 minutes.  Then start on your homework.  By now you should be able to judge how long each subject will take you.  If you have 6 classes and some are easy an some are hard.  Mix them together.  Example if you know your Math homework will take you 30 minutes, but English will take 1 hour, History will take 30 minutes.  Just go back and fro and until it is done.  Tell your friends that between 3 and 6 you will not be answering the phone or be on the computer to talk.  That way you won't have any distractions.  You will soon find your grades going back up.  Also talk to your parents and teachers they can help.  Ask your parents that if you get back on the Honor Roll and stay there the rest of the year can you have a new music CD you want.  I am not saying it will work, but you never know.
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Your just a regular 6th grader. I was kinda like that. Your fine. Just do your home work more often. Iknow a lot of people who don't do the work and it really hurts their grade.
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Hey, dont worry ( im in seventh grade) believe me, sometimes my brain goes into like a freeze mode when there is a test but what i do is start keepin a handy notebook and take notes - make things easy for you- then like i have five main subjects and like after school at home i start studyin stuff i didnt get at skewl like  monday is my math day, tuesday is english day and so on- i dont do much in reading so thats my friday nutin- and then start studyin wayy before the test and the day right before the test- keep some music goin and stuff - have friends call and study or even better yet have friends cum ova watch a scary movie or something and that'll have your brain movin so yea- im in seventh grade and thats what i do alot lol and im gettin A's on my report cards--- buy like index cards, cool lukin pencils, ya know make studyin really really funn! n e wayss i really hope this helps!!! if you have n e questions then just talk ta me- my yahoo messanger thing is  Lil_freshazngrl@yahoo.com
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talk to your teachers and ask them if they could help. or ask another student to study with you. it is easier to study with someone else. it may also be a mental block - you've failed before and that is what is keeping you in check... also go to a (school) councilor to help you get passed this moment.\n\nGood Luck, kid.
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Study harder. If that's not the problem then talk to your teacher & try to figure out what to do. They will know best what you need to do to pull up your grade. Oh and tell your parents if you are still in grade school so they don't find out later & get really mad, unless you know you can pull it up or they won't find out. But if you do tell them then approach them with the "I'm really trying & I don't know what else to do" attitude so you'll be less likely to get in trouble!
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Do you live in an area where you can get schoolarship, grant or free money if you have a high GPA? Motiviation for me is in the form of some pay-off. I have to know at the end of a long journey there is going to be a reprieve. So maybe you could set little goals/rewards for yourself. There must always be something to look forward to. We are all alike in that manner. Studying more won't make you rich necessarily, but it will make you successful. When we study too much, work too much, etc, we can reach burn out fast. We must allow ourselves time to rest, catch our breath and then give ourselves incentives to move ahead. Anyone can give up, lay down, refuse to move forward. It takes a driven person to continue on. You know which of the two you are. Best of luck and much success.
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Wow.  You have everything?  Except the .05 for your grades.  Guess what, I got into college with lower than a 2.0 before.  You just need to talk to the teacher and say something like: I really want to go, but will I be able to even though I am .05 below the 8.0 grade scale?  I could boost this up if given the opportunity, but to prevent me from going because of a minor thing such as .05 which is not much compared to 1.0  which is not as close as 7.95 as it is exactly 8.0, so if you are as confused as me, would you consider a solution to this problem because I am so close to having an 8.0.  Do I have to go to summer school to improve that by .05 points in order to go?  Is there something I can do to ensure I can go?  Will I be allowed to go even if I do not meet 8.0?  And out of how many others have perfect scores and are allowed to go?  "Just because something or somebody tells you that you cannot, or you will not do this or that, then you must step up and say how come?  Why?  Then after they answer, do you easily give up?  No, you fight back with your words because you really want to go to L.A.  So, do as I have suggested, stay calm and collected and speak softly, but carry a big stick, that is your mouth, and the words that come out of your mouth shall stick to them faster if you go over it like a rational adult without arguing or complaining.  So, be brave, be courageous and when you are ready to speak, let your heart do the talking for you.  Believe it or not, I have always gotten farther with a positive attitude.  But this nation is so accustomed to complainers and whiners that they easily quit on what they really want to do.  No wonder we have psychology!  So, you really do know what to say now, don't you?  Remember the last time you got what you wanted without asking for it first?  Who hands out anything on a silver platter here?  I work hard and earn everything just like you.  So, having a physical disability didn't keep me from acheiving my goals or accomplishing my dreams.  But others who wouldn't allow me to do these did, and they got the wake up call when I spoke from my heart's content, that they were so touched they just had to give me what I wanted because God did the talking for me.  I am just a vessel He uses to get what He wants for me, believe this and you will not need to know what to say when He speaks through your mouth and out comes the words, and it makes you happy because you gained more bravery.  Or you can accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior since He died for your sins, man.  That we are brothers no matter what anyone else may say or do, and it is because God answered your question through me.  No one in their right mind can reject Him.  Hence the words: Right mind.  That means: Free from stress and disappointment in yourself, as well as others.  And I am not a preacher, yet I preach the message as it is universal understanding of getting from one point to another.  You have the help you require when you help yourself first.  Help yourself by speaking and verbalizing your concerns to the teacher, to the administration, to even the president of the United States, but who is going to listen unless you do something out of the ordinary.  Remember, you are like a stranger in a country of your own.  You speak the language differently now.  You should love yourself, so you may do what you really like, then you can use this to help others love themselves so the entire world will love one another, even their enemies and strangers they do not know.  This is the message and it has never changed.  Do you believe it?  Do you want it?  You have to want it more than going to L.A. in order to get to L.A. for those who trust in Jesus get what they need, and even what they want.  And those who do not, I tell you, are suffering needlessly.