I was able to get by without even trying because I have a very good memory.
There were many classes I aced all the tests in but often got B's or C's because I didn't bother doing most or all of the homework.
I skated by in high school but began taking things more seriously my junior and senior year and got straight A's the first semester of my senior year. There was a misprint on my printed report card, which said my GPA was 4.0 (True) and overall GPA was 4.0 (Definitely not true).
It was comical because somebody in the "Top Ten" glanced at my report card and freaked out. He asked why I wasn't in National Honor Society and I deadpanned the lie that I asked the school not to list me on the Honor Roll because I didn't want the attention. Of course, he ended up telling the other "Top Ten" students and the two who ended up in 9th and 10th place started up conversations with me (had never really talked to them before that day) trying to find out if what he had said was true. I still had my report card in my wallet so I showed it to them. They began competing hard core with each other for 10th place, so it was probably a good thing for them. Wish I had told the truth looking back, but it was humorous at the time.
Meanwhile, I took out 5 books a week from the library, mostly nonfiction, and read them cover to cover. Best worldly education I could have received.
Same here. I can remember anything I choose to. Back in 7th or 8th grade, our task was to memorize the basics of the Dewey Decimal System, the 500s are science, etc. I never got around to it. The next day in class, the teacher started calling on people to stand up and tell what each group was. I just sat there hoping I wouldn't be called for a while. When the teacher got to me, I had it down cold.
I breezed through high school and checked out a new book from the library almost every single day the whole four years. Science fiction, mysteries, and all kinds of non-fiction, especially science and math.
I couldn’t stand those kids. They had to collect every trophy and accolade they could, probably because their parents were living vicariously through them. They were NOTHING behind the GPA and NHS stole, which is why many I knew fell apart in college and were diagnosed with major mental health disorders.
I was able to get by without even trying because I have a very good memory.
There were many classes I aced all the tests in but often got B's or C's because I didn't bother doing most or all of the homework.
I skated by in high school but began taking things more seriously my junior and senior year and got straight A's the first semester of my senior year. There was a misprint on my printed report card, which said my GPA was 4.0 (True) and overall GPA was 4.0 (Definitely not true).
It was comical because somebody in the "Top Ten" glanced at my report card and freaked out. He asked why I wasn't in National Honor Society and I deadpanned the lie that I asked the school not to list me on the Honor Roll because I didn't want the attention. Of course, he ended up telling the other "Top Ten" students and the two who ended up in 9th and 10th place started up conversations with me (had never really talked to them before that day) trying to find out if what he had said was true. I still had my report card in my wallet so I showed it to them. They began competing hard core with each other for 10th place, so it was probably a good thing for them. Wish I had told the truth looking back, but it was humorous at the time.
Meanwhile, I took out 5 books a week from the library, mostly nonfiction, and read them cover to cover. Best worldly education I could have received.
Same here. I can remember anything I choose to. Back in 7th or 8th grade, our task was to memorize the basics of the Dewey Decimal System, the 500s are science, etc. I never got around to it. The next day in class, the teacher started calling on people to stand up and tell what each group was. I just sat there hoping I wouldn't be called for a while. When the teacher got to me, I had it down cold.
I breezed through high school and checked out a new book from the library almost every single day the whole four years. Science fiction, mysteries, and all kinds of non-fiction, especially science and math.
I couldn’t stand those kids. They had to collect every trophy and accolade they could, probably because their parents were living vicariously through them. They were NOTHING behind the GPA and NHS stole, which is why many I knew fell apart in college and were diagnosed with major mental health disorders.
Readers are leaders. Gotta read the right stuff though.
What’s funny is I skipped classes even more in 12 grade but my grades got better until I was making straight A’s. 🤣