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Lasereth · 08-06-2005, 05:36 AM

My parents told me my entire life that C's are bad. If I got a C on my report card, my parents strongly considered having a conference with the teacher. I suppose it differs from student to student and parent to parent. If I brought home a C on my report card, I was usually grounded indefinitely. I made 2 C's and 2 D's in high school and was punished heavily for both. The rest were A's and B's across the board.

In college, I've made 1 C so far, and I do consider it my "bad grade." I've debated retaking the class to make a B or up in it (the reason I made a C was the teacher being a dickhead, plain and simple...it's my one and only C, I'm able to judge what caused it). As a matter of fact, I'd retake it in a heartbeat if I had enough room in my schedule, but I don't.

Many of my friends consider C a "good grade." That goes back to my point of it differing from family to family. In my family, C is and will always be a failing grade. In other families, students are praised for making a C. I'm not sure how each of these evolved through the years in each family though. I guess I just always strived for the best from the get-go. If a student never tried his or her hardest, then perhaps the parents would be accustomed to the student getting a C. My parents both made astronomically bad grades in school, so I know it's not their standards...maybe it's just the standards I've set myself for always trying my best? I guess it doesn't help that I have an identical twin brother to compare myself to everyday who is taking the same classes and tries as hard as I do. If I do worse than him then the entire family starts the, "well your brother got higher than you, you're not working hard enough, do better" routine.

-Lasereth

08-06-2005, 05:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	My parents told me my entire life that C's are bad. If I got a C on my report card, my parents strongly considered having a conference with the teacher. I suppose it differs from student to student and parent to parent. If I brought home a C on my report card, I was usually grounded indefinitely. I made 2 C's and 2 D's in high school and was punished heavily for both. The rest were A's and B's across the board. In college, I've made 1 C so far, and I do consider it my "bad grade." I've debated retaking the class to make a B or up in it (the reason I made a C was the teacher being a dickhead, plain and simple...it's my one and only C, I'm able to judge what caused it). As a matter of fact, I'd retake it in a heartbeat if I had enough room in my schedule, but I don't. Many of my friends consider C a "good grade." That goes back to my point of it differing from family to family. In my family, C is and will always be a failing grade. In other families, students are praised for making a C. I'm not sure how each of these evolved through the years in each family though. I guess I just always strived for the best from the get-go. If a student never tried his or her hardest, then perhaps the parents would be accustomed to the student getting a C. My parents both made astronomically bad grades in school, so I know it's not their standards...maybe it's just the standards I've set myself for always trying my best? I guess it doesn't help that I have an identical twin brother to compare myself to everyday who is taking the same classes and tries as hard as I do. If I do worse than him then the entire family starts the, "well your brother got higher than you, you're not working hard enough, do better" routine. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert Last edited by Lasereth; 08-06-2005 at 05:40 AM..