A few days ago
Anonymous

I am failing school. Help!?

I am in year 9 and I am failing math, english and science. It’s not that I can’t do it, I just don’t have time to do home work or study. I have to take care of my 2 year old brother and 3 year old sister every day before and after school to about 8pm as well as doing the washing, cooking dinner etc because mom works long hours. I am more than happy to help mom but I don’t know what to do about school. My year coordinator told my I have to do a catch up exam next week and If I fail it I will have to repeat the year. Mom doesn’t know yet but If I fail my teacher will call her. I don’t have the money or time to have tutoring and I don’t know what to do. Please Help!

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A few days ago
artteacher57

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You need to talk to your teachers, and maybe even your school counselor and/or principal. If you are being as honest as you seem to be here, any good teacher will bend over backwards to help you get on track again.

Basically, if you’re really needing help, there’s no reason you can’t get caught up. It’s only December – you shouldn’t be at the point where you’re totally doomed. If your teachers aren’t people you’d feel comfortable with, go straight to the school counselor. It’s their job to get you on track, but schools are under a lot of pressure these days for all the students to pass exams, so they’re stressed too.

Just give talking to them a shot. Maybe you can drop your PE class or something and use it as a valuable study hall, or some other arrangement. If you show them you’re really willing to try your best and do the work, then they’ll see that and help you.

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A few days ago
Goonhilda
Use your lunch break at school to to homework. At year 9, you don’t actually have too much homework. If you can’t do it now, you won’t be able to do years 11 and 12.

When I did VCE, I did three hours a night, every night. There is always something you can cut out of your routine in order to do more homework. Ask your teachers if they can give you the assignments early, so you have more time to do them. And make a commitment to do at least an hour of homework a day. You can find an hour somewhere, even if it’s only 4x 15 minute blocks.

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A few days ago
torishu
You sound smart, & I want you to keep going in school! I don’t know where you’re located; the phrases “year 9” & “year coordinator” confuse me. I’m used to terms like “9th grade” & “academic counselor.” Anyway, my advice is forget Yahoo Answers for this question & TALK to everybody around you who has a possible interest in you–your mom, your year coordinator, your teachers, maybe a priest, friends’ parents, ANYBODY who might possibly offer a little help. Worst case, if you do fail the exam & have to repeat the year, DON’T GIVE UP! Life takes weird twists & turns, people have been in even worse situations than yours (like prison, severe injury in an accident, refugee from a war, etc.) but have gone on to succeed, so try your best now to get help to go on to year 10 but if you don’t make it this year, KEEP GOING!
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5 years ago
adamek
New faculties would possibly make the pupils happier for a short lived second, however mum and dad are undoubtedly those failing kids. Once you’re historic ample to take a seem again at your education, you recall your fellow pupils and peers who had mum and dad that took a best curiosity of their institution paintings. Those pupils are undoubtedly those who prevail ultimately. Parents have to notice the significance of education and schooling. Its no longer almost studying a math method, its approximately constructing accountability and a piece ethic. If the mum and dad should not have the area or force themselves, then their youngsters wont both.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
At this rate, you need to get your mom to understand what you are going through. She is your mom and she will know what is best for you. In order to study, stay in the library during breaks and lunch. Go ask your teacher to help if you dont understand the material. Schedule tutoring with your teacher. If not, then ask your friends to help you. Last but not least, utilize the Internet. All sources are available to you!! Good luck.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Talk to your mom…let her know whats goin on….if its going on like this you’ll be kicked out from school. you need to talk to your mom & to the teacher. or tell your mom to call your teacher/principal…if your scared that your mom/teacher will…[you know what], dont be scared, just tell it. you wanna continue learning, dont you?? so speak up & be confident!

i’m sure they will understand your problems!! and tell your mom…about babysitter instead of you…dont worry. anyway,

im happy, because i think you do have an interest to study!

thats great! at year 9 i dont think there would be too much of homework, & like Goonhild said, use your luch break at school for doing homework, eat real fast and finish off the work. i do it if im busy…and whenever your free, try to finish some work….concentrate on studies….

i really pity you.

hope you’l find a solution to your problem!

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A few days ago
Gnomie J
I agree. I think the best thing you can do is talk to your mother. Let her know that you’re more than happy to watch your younger siblings, but it is really affecting your school, and if it continues you could find yourself n a pretty bad situation, both educational and financially
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A few days ago
Anonymous
tell your mom to get a babysitter so you don’t fail out of school. not your kids, so not your problem. she needs to make sure that you get the best grades possible, since you’ll need scholarships for college.
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A few days ago
~*cliffylicious*~
Ouch.

Maybe you should talk to your mom about it.

You can always take summer school for a course you failed.

but good luck!

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A few days ago
britt
wow. um i would talk 2 ur school counsler about ur situation. and i woul also talk 2 ur mom and try to straighten things out.
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