i know they are important but we teens have enough stress as it is. so what is the deal with parents always pushing us to the limit. i understand that grades are important but colleges also look at extracurricular activities you were in. am i correct? i personaly dont understand this fascination that parents have with grades. i know they need to be descent but come on! we need a break! we have stress and obviously parents dont understand that.
2007-12-05 12:38:32 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
like i said: i understand that i need good grades and i strive to obtain them. its just that at times i have alot of things going on and am under alot of stress. whether it be school related or not. i am in many other activities and the last thing i need is my parents pushing me to finish my work.
2007-12-05 12:43:16 · update #1
i understand they care but parents take this a little too far. they push us to grow up way too fast.
2007-12-05 12:45:51 · update #2
No, parents do understand that you're under stress. The stress you're experiencing now, I am sorry to say isn't much compared to stresses later on in life.
Colleges do look at extracurricular, but it's more if you're tied with someone in marks, they'll choose you over the other person if you have extracurricular. Extracurricular won't help you if you marks are a few percentages off.
You can chill out once you're in college. Seriously, college is alot of fun if you live on campus, just grind through highschool.
2007-12-05 12:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok you may not like my answer, but here goes. I am a mother of two great kids. Girl 21 and Boy 19. As a mother I only want the best for my children. Grades are important to parents because they are a pretty good indicator of success in your future. My children are both bright, athletes, talented and great kids. The daughter is organized, A student and will be graduating from nursing school. The son is brilliant-did great on his SATs but never cared to do homework-did well on exams but his average was brought down by all the zeros for not doing homework. he's disorganized and has dropped a few college classes because he's bored and not challenged enough or has skipped one too many classes and probably was going to get dropped anyway. He's not sure what he wants to do with his life yet, and that's ok. Not many 19 year olds do. PARENTS WANT THE BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN. They want to see their children succeed in a world where it's not good enough to just get by. If you work hard in high school, you'll work hard in college and if you do well you have a better chance of succeeding in life and being comfortable. Life is competitive also. The difference between B's and A's may be a big fat scholarship. Have fun and do your best in school...it's important- and you only get one chance to do it right! Good luck to you all. I wouldn't want to be a teen again in this day and age, LOL**
2007-12-05 12:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by Lady M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the better your grades, the better of a college you will get into. And yes being a teen has its stress, don't think your parents don't know that. They were once teens them selves. But what you don't know is how hard life can be once you are older, how hard it is to take care of your self and a family, and how stressful that is. And your parents want you to do well, get a good education, so you can get a good job, and make a good living later on in life. So you won't have as much stress as an adult, as you would if you don't get into a really good college.
2007-12-05 12:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by cris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its stressful but you know as well as anyone that they want you to do well. I hope when you have child you will be the same way. Sure activities are important but what good is all that in the long term if you dont know anything. If you work hard at school it will make the rest of your life so much easier.
2007-12-05 12:43:59 · answer #4 · answered by John 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, they should not push you. Why should they care at all? After all the person who will suffer from your grades will be you and only you. If you understand this, let your parents know so that THEY could take a break from troubling themselves about your future.
2007-12-05 12:55:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-10 13:54:19 · answer #6 · answered by molinari 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom don't push me. She don't beat me if I don't make straight A's. I get all kinds of grades. She is one of the moms that cares, but isn't going to let go to far. I'm also the type of person who HATES school. She understands that and let's me get away with B's & C's. If I came home with a F on my report card, she would ground me. No biggie. Teens do have a lot of stress, but I don't let it get to me. I'm just like wtfever. Who cares, but I'm still passing with A's and B's.
2007-12-06 13:31:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents are concerned about their kids' futures. Grades can affect the potential for success - albeit not completely damage or ensure it. Parents want the best for their kids... they control what they can. However, parents tend to forget about the stresses of the teen years... Just do the best that you can.
2007-12-05 12:42:46 · answer #8 · answered by karina 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Those parents sure are something. They should have been a kid some time in their live so they know what you are going through. You know all they ever want to do is go to work, get money to pay all the bills, and harp on the kids. Boy they sure do need to get a clue what life is all about.
2007-12-05 12:51:25 · answer #9 · answered by LIPPIE 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get off the computer stop trying to point out detroit has created a huge fanbase and do some studying. I like your parents they challenge you to do amazing. If youre goona go anywhere in life, start thinking about grades thats what I did and im here making 1 mil a year
2007-12-08 11:25:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋