how can I convince my dad to let me go out with my friends on Halloween?

Question

my dad says I can't beacause I have a D in math,I just suck at it, it's not my fault!

Answer 1

It is your fault that you got a D. You have textbooks explaining the material available to you; you have teachers willing to help you with your difficulties available to you; and most likely your school system has some form of tutoring available to you.

You did not seek help when you did not understand the material. Your dad is trying to teach you that this is wrong. If you understand this, and can explain it to him, he might be willing to change his mind.

Answer 2

That does suck! I would make some kind of deal with him. I mean you are going to have to be really creative and find that thing you know he can't resist. Like for a whole week spend and hour each night just on math or agree to do something he's been trying to get you to do. Use your imagination!

Answer 3

Perhaps it is not the D in math that caused his decision.

I read a - me - me - me- I - I - I want statement. Perhaps, when he saw your grade your attitude or response to him did not show any true concern on your part. Along with chit chat on phone or with friends regarding this halloween event-which showed him more lack of concern on your part. Yes it is very true some persons are not mathmaticians-yet it may be the lack of interest or effort from you. So if your not showing him care or concern for your near future-he doesnt have to show you care or concern for a short moment in your life event. In the adult world-you got equally back what you gave out-nothing.

Answer 4

Sorry... but who's fault is it? Sounds like you need to take some accountability and responsibility.

Maybe if you asked him to help you and showed you were interested in getting better at math, he might be more flexible.

I'm sure that he only wants what's best for you.

Answer 5

If you've been doing badly in math and didn't seek assistance, it is your fault.

part of taking on responsibility for one's own decision-maiking (like going out) is to show responsibility for the things you can do.

I'm all for Hollowween fun, but I have to agree with your dad. His seeming cruelly now will benefit you in later life. Many I know who lacked such parental concern regretted it later.

Answer 6

No idea, try and convince him if he lets you go, you'll get it back up.

And you should be more concerned about the math grade anyway.

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Answer 7

Well, study super hard for your next test(s), do all your homework, and read your math book whenever you have some spare time.

Ask your dad for some help. At best, he will help you. At worst, he will see it is hard and might even spring for a tutor, or find a friend/coworker who has a kid who is a wiz at math that likes to teach peers as a way of feeling good about helping other people.

There are also a lot of math tuturial and reference sites online.

Your library at school and in your community is no doubt packed with books on math, some with interesting problems/applications in them - and some, for students like yourself, that have difficulty with it.

I have found personally, that the best way to learn/memorize formulas is to write them out. Sometimes, I write them down as many as five times each.

You could try to make up some flash cards too, just like you did with the really simple math problems you did when you were a litle kid. Have your dad hold them up, try to answer quickly, he can read the answer on the back of the card and tell you right away if you are right or wrong before going on to the next one.

Try using some mnemonics to help you learn things. Here is how the trick works.

Look at the words you want to memorize, in the order you want to memorize/use them in. Take the first letter of each word, and make up a phrase that has words in the same order with matching starting letters.

Here are two well-known math examples math students have been using for decades or maybe even centuries:

1. Multiply and Divide before you Add and Subtract - MDAS - "My Dear Aunt Sally".

2. First Outer, then Inner, then Last - FOIL. Just think of alumninum foil or something. FOIL is a word itself, so it is kind of easy to remember without even making up a sentence.

You could also make friends with some kid(s) in your math class who seem to be good at it. Be honest. Just say, "Hey, I need help, and you seem to be pretty good at this. Can you help me study, or show me some things you do at your home to help memorize this stuff?" Find out if they use mnemonics, do extra problems on their own, read ahead a little in the book so they know in advance what is coming not just tomorrow but next week, so they have more time to think about it - and maybe even come up with questions for the teacher.

See if your teacher will let you stay after class for some tutoriing, or some slightly watered down problems that will help you get caught up to the point where you can do the harder ones in your homework assignments and tests.

Ask your teacher to walk you through a problem that you are solving, paying attention to where you get stuck - and what sort of things hang you up. You might learn something about math - and she might learn something about you, and about teaching. You both might know more than you think, too.

Your teacher might be able to recommend someone to tutor you too.

There are also tutoring "shops" like Sylvan Learning Center and places like it in a lot of communities. They are in shopping centeres and industrial parks - probably everywhere. Parents being concerned about their kids' difficulties in some subject is nothing new - and parents will pay for help with that. Just like they would pay for a doctor to look at a little problem their kid is having before it becomes serious, or to get their kid on a ball team or a YMCA/YWCA where they can get some sporting instruction, or into scouts where they can learn skills & values, or pay a tutor for one-on-one instruction.

Your biggest hurdle might be yourself. It you think math is boring, try to overcome that first - find some cool, surprising, or well-paying examples of how an ability to do math helps people.

If you think you cannot do it, ask for someone to help you and give you positive feedback/reenforcement so you see that you can.

I had a bear of a time in math some years. Other years, it was easy. And there were some years where it was not really easy or hard, just sort of in between.

The years I did good and liked it, I had good study habits and invented good tricks for memorizing it, worked really hard on my homework and kept up with not just it but reading the lessons for the next day like I was supposed to, and had a funny or attractive teacher. One year, my parents told me they would buy me a calculator if I got an A (or maybe an A or B) on my math report card. I did - and so they did.

All these things helped.

I have included some links to web pages/sites that you might find helpful or interesting.

Answer 8

Try cutting a deal, if he lets you go, you will study this many extra hours on math.
And do it, too. otherwise, you might be missing out on Christmas, too.

Answer 9

somepoeple aren't good at math like me but if you can't go out on Holloween then maybe it will help you concentrate more on your studies. You should try to raise your grade.

Answer 10

Speak with your teacher to see if there's anyway you can make up your score... If there is tell your dad that you spoke with your teacher and your working with her to make up your grade. Apologizing profusley always works too.