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.
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 dau) 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.
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 dau) 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.