Everyone gets bad grades at some point, and sometimes that hurts. At that time, of course, there are many questions that pop into your head, ranging from whether this will affect your overall grades, how you would say this to your parents, what your final grade for this subject would be, and so on. In order to stay focused on moving forward and not repeat the same mistakes, you want to be able to react properly as soon as possible. For that, read the guide below.
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Part 1 of 3: Keep Calm Once You Get Bad Grades
Step 1. Let your panic pass quickly
When you get a bad grade when you rarely get one, you may panic even for a moment. You may feel stupid, lose focus and motivation. However, this is not true. Everyone can fail or make mistakes once in a while, and mistakes are commonplace and even need to happen so that you can learn to improve yourself even more.
Do not panic because panic will lead to stress, and stress will not produce good grades. Research shows that students who are stressed during an exam will score worse than those who remain calm
Step 2. Remind yourself that one bad grade will not destroy all of your grades
Your academic career is made up of scores and test results, not just one exam or assignment you get. Your academic career also depends on your attitude and relationship with teachers, your relationship with your classmates, and most importantly, what you learn in class. Judging an academic career from just one score is the same as judging the success or failure of a party by whether one particular person came or not, which is certainly not accurate.
Step 3. To be sure, recalculate your score
If you get your answer sheet, make sure the teacher didn't miscalculate or give a grade. Even a math teacher can miscalculate or mis-check.
If you find that you have miscalculated or mischecked, check again to see if it really was a checking error. If so, find time to meet your teacher and report it politely and nicely. Don't come to your teacher and sound like complaining and scolding your own teacher
Step 4. Carefully find out the grades of your other classmates
You probably won't feel so stressed about getting a C if most of the students in your class also get a C or a D, because that means C's are the benchmark for grades. However, be careful when asking other people for values. Some people may not really like showing their grades (especially if they're bad grades), or they may want to know your grades too.
If your teacher assigns a grade based on a curve, your grade may be readjusted. For example, if the highest grade in the class is C, then C could be A, and D's grade could be B-
Part 2 of 3: Seeking Help to Improve Yourself
Step 1. Contact your teacher and ask for suggestions for improvement
Teachers like it when students who get bad grades have the will to learn and improve themselves. It will make the teacher feel successful in teaching. So if you come to your teacher after getting bad grades and ask him for advice and evaluation, besides getting help from him, you will get a positive impression from him too.
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Again, even though it's hard to do, there's a lot of good to be gained by doing this.
- The teacher will explain your shortcomings, either in the exam or you as a student or individual.
- The teacher will see that you want to study and will probably take this into account when he or she will calculate your final grade later.
- The teacher can give you added value right away.
Step 2. Ask for help from students who are doing well in class
Helping fellow classmates is nice and satisfying, and good classmates will usually be happy to offer help. All you have to make sure is that you are really focused on learning and improving yourself and not playing games. Also, remember that you're asking for help because you want to improve, not because you like the person you're asking for help and want to approach them in this way.
Step 3. Report to your parents about the value you got
Even if you feel like you don't have to or don't want to, sharing your grades with your parents can be a great solution. Good parents want you to do well in school. Therefore they will worry if their child gets bad grades and do what they can to help you.
Your parents can explain what went wrong on your exam (if they understand), or find a private tutor for you if you want, or come to your school to consult with your teacher to find out how you can improve at school (but this is usually rarely done if you've only gotten bad grades once)
Part 3 of 3: Success in Next Exam
Step 1. Study effectively, and not by taking longer
Many people think that the best way to learn is to study for a long time, but that's not always true. Learning with the right way and purpose and with good enthusiasm will usually give better results.
Step 2. Write your notes in a book
Research shows that taking notes on paper or a book with a pen or pencil is proven to improve your memory than just typing it on a computer. This is because when you write, your brain stores the motor memories you did. Improving motor memory means improving your memory of everything you do, which in this case is writing or taking notes on your exams.
Step 3. Take occasional breaks to refresh your memory
Taking a 10-minute break per hour-long study can help you refresh your memory and remember the subject you just studied. So, if you've been studying long enough, get off your desk, and do whatever relaxes you before continuing to study.
Step 4. Try practice questions
One of the best ways to evaluate your study before a test is to do practice questions. As well as being great for evaluation, it can also give you an idea of what your exam questions will look like.
Step 5. Don't race overnight
You don't want to have to learn to speed overnight if you can avoid it. Studying fast overnight will make your brain tired, and not really understand the material you read, and make you panic and stress before the test.
Step 6. Get a good night's sleep before the test
Research shows that for every hour of sleep you miss the night before an exam, your stress level increases by 14 percent. It may not be much until the stress affects your grades. So make sure you get enough sleep a few nights before the test so that your body is in good shape to focus on the questions.
Step 7. Have a healthy breakfast in the morning before the test
Your brain and body need fuel to focus and do well on exams. So, getting ready by eating a healthy breakfast is important and should not be underestimated. Eat less sweet cereals, breads, yogurt and granola, as well as oatmeal and fresh fruit to give your body the energy it needs.
Tips
- Don't stop trying. The main thing that distinguishes good and bad students is that good students learn from mistakes. Do not give up. Everyone has failed, but only good students will rise from failure and move on.
- Think of the bad grades as suggestions for learning as well as experience. One day, you might be able to make this a lesson for someone else, for example your future child.
- If you're really upset about getting bad grades, look back on the streak of good grades you've had before.
- If your grades are really bad and your parents are asking about it, be honest. Lying or hiding it will do no good, it will only make the situation worse.
Warning
- Don't act indifferent when you report this to your parents.
- Don't pretend that it's an appropriate value. You have to admit that you have flaws.
