The importance of acquiring good grades: ones life moves forward with this accomplishment. This goal is set in almost every single students mind, whether it is a conscious decision or not. Sometimes a student needs to work harder than those whom good grades come to them with out hours of grueling effort. For those who do need to put in even more work to accomplish the task of getting grades, the road to get there can be very frustrating and discouraging. The distraction of friends and social outings can be a very bad turn to take if one is already struggling. If one is able to accomplish the goal of getting grades, oftentimes consequences won’t be in the picture. And sometimes it would have been worth it to just give up those little pleasures along the way and to be ahead of the gang.
It sometimes starts when a homework assignment isn’t turned in and the student just brushes it off. Then suddenly it becomes a daily thin
These consequences that are being put on the student may have different outcomes in the long run. The student may see where their actions are taking them and be able to turn it all around. They might be able to receive help from teachers or tutoring of some kind. Sometimes it just takes a reminder for someone to see where they are headed, and they are able to turn it around on their own. Other times, the student isn’t able to focus on what needs to get done and what needs to happen in order for grades to appear on their report card. When even more things are taken away and more privileges are revoked, sometimes the feeling of despair starts in. Nothing seems to be going in their direction and they are unsure of how to pull out of this big slump. The feeling of hopelessness slowly starts to sink in and things are getting worse and worse. The feeling of being overwhelmed takes over and the student may or may not have somewhere to turn for help.