How to Avoid Being Punished with Bad Grades

Ok, the first problem was your report card, and the second was your excuse when your parents found out. No more excuses like that! Read this guide and be amazed! Steps: 1. Improve the grades you have. Start writing down everything in class and never space out. Do and redo your homework, and if you get restless, think of a scene where your parents are grounding you and you are crying on the floor with an "F" report card. If you absolutely cannot avoid earning horrible grades, show them just before you go to bed. Pretend to get a drink and pretend to "remember" something. Dash to your backpack and show them the grades. Do not worry about yelling if you have siblings; the parent knows they are trying to sleep and can't yell, which would prevent them from going to sleep. If they yell, tell them that your sibling/s are trying to sleep, and that they should not wake them up. If parent still yells or you are an only child, say "I'm sorry I forgot about this, but I need to sleep... 2. Parent should relent somewhat, and when they do, tell them you are sorry. Constantly remind them that you must sleep. When a parent lectures you, nod your head and look disappointed. Do not make snappy comebacks! This is one of the worst things you can do, and if you do it, you'll most likely be grounded. Anyway, once parent gets to the "groundation" part of the lecture, pretend to have to go to the bathroom from drinking the water/milk, but use a bathroom that does not require to be accessed from a bedroom. When you come out, it should be late. Also, parent should return to their work. Sneak to your room, but if you get caught just say "It's late, I'm going to sleep, good night..." 3. The next morning, the parent should have either forgotten or considerably cooled off. They are no longer angry, and you should be able to go on without punishment as long as the bad grades don't continue. If they still ground you, it will probably have been a less severe punishment than if they had punished you normally. 4. If you know you that you are going to get an awful grade, complain about the class before your report card/test/whatever returns. Tell your parents how the classroom temperature is 40 below zero and it is too cold to do anything in the classroom, how awful the teacher is, how nobody is passing, and how you don't understand the material (this is a brilliant excuse) even though you've been trying really hard. Your parents may not believe the aforementioned classroom temperature at first. 5. It helps to fake sick right before your grades come. After softening your parents up with your excuses, your faux-illness will make them feel differently about punishing you. Your faking sick will also make them actually believe that the classroom temperature is 40 below zero. You are sick and have recognized your faults in this class; they will show some mercy. 6. You can also try to tell your parents how you are making steps to improve - make up an afterschool tutoring class that you're 'joining'. This will led your parent to believe that you are responsible and can take care of yourself to improve without punishment. Tips{ • If a parent asks you a question that you cannot answer, pretend to take a huge gulp of water and choke. When you recover, the parent should move on in their lecture. If not, just answer them. Telling the truth is better than lying." • Never remind them of this experience, even to tell them you are doing better. • Try to show the bad grades to the nicer parent first. • Set an alarm to make sure you start about 10-15 minutes before your bedtime. "But make sure that the alarm is close to your head so that no one else will hear it because your parents will think that you had planned it." Warnings: • If you fail to execute these steps correctly, you probably will be grounded. • You may irritate your parents if you show them too late. • Chances are you will still be grounded if the grade/s are really bad, because the grades could be so bad that it could become a memory to the parents. originated by: Anonymous, Ben Rubenstein, Flickety, Glutted Source: www.wikihow.com