Princess, can I help in any way? I'm sorry you are having a tough time in school. You said you have a tutor, right? I hope that you can make it through with a C. If you ever need someone to proofread, I'm good at it.

I will pray for you. Do you have a disabled student services office? You should be able to get some special allowances made like extra time to hand in assignments and tests, lighter class load still counting as full time, ect...

Girl I hated some conjugating Spanish verbs. It sucked asshole, but anyways...........You can do the work set out before ya. Can you get someone to help you with that class or those classes? Ask your prof if you are not sure. I am sending prayers and hugs to ya. Chelle

Thanks everyone. I can't drop out. I got a B+ I am so excited but sad at the same time.

Princess, you were worried about nothing. A B+ is a great grade. Congratulations!

congrats. just goes to show how wrong self doubt can be to!

Just work your ass off

I cant believe you dont want to get an A...?

Well I am kinda on issue with getting an A. She makes you read in class when you get A's. I don't really like reading in class. I'm a B-C student. I never freaked out if I got those kinds of grades. A's just aren't my thing I guess. I am satisfied with my B+.

I know you have heard this before and you are hearing it again from a former English teacher~~of all people, right? People live up to their expectations.

I always hated grades; well, I hated grading papers, but that is besides the point. A single grade on a paper or in a class is not a measure of what a person has learned. Sometimes a person who receives a C might have had to work a lot harder and might have had to learn a whole lot more to get that C than someone who received an A on the same paper.

Research in writing assessment has shown that the difference between a "C" paper and an "A" paper is minimal. It is almost like picking out the same t-shirt in different shades of the same color--you like both of them, but if you can only get one you are going to choose the shade of the color you like best. That seems like an oversimplification~~but a C is passing isn't it?~~an A is passing.

My point is . . . education isn't really about the grades you receive . . . it is about what you have learned--what you understand now that you didn't before--what you can do now that you couldn't do before.

I often did not put grades on my students papers~~I hated grading~~I gave my students tons of feedback~~mostly positive and I asked tons of questions to help them focus on where there may have been gaps in their understanding and guidance in helping them to fill in those gaps.

I wasn't always the popular teacher especially with the parents who viewed their children as "A" students--whatever that means . . . but my goal was learning not labeling~~that is why I hated grading so much.

So if you can try to focus on what you are learning . . . your goal is to learn and from what I can tell you are learning . . . there is no need to waste energy worrying or stressing yourself out trying to earn a particular label for your learning.

Little kids are so happy when they learn something new~~they are so proud of themselves~~they want everyone to watch them~~the idea that what they are doing isn't good enough never occurs to them~~the thought that they can't do something never enters their minds~until some idiot introduces them to labels. You can jump rope, but you are just a "C" jumper.

Princess, we are all learners and we are all continually learning . . . no one knows what you can learn or how much you can learn. Do not put limits on yourself or set inadequate expectations: "And I know I won't be able to get an A on my next article . . . "

What the heck does an "A" article look like and what does it say? Who told you that you couldn't learn enough?

You said, "I am drowning and I can't swim." That is not true! People don't drown because they can't swim. They drown because they stop trying to swim.

Don't accept that you can only learn so much . . . or settle for just what you have learned thus far.

Keep your behind in school and keep learning . . .

The next time someone asks you what your grade was~~tell him or her something real and meaningful~~what you learned instead!

Hugs and tough love often accomplish the same goal~~You get what you need!

I will be around, and I have plenty of both!

I always put my gloom and doom glasses on no matter what grade I get. I am a pessimist. That's just the way it is. And I am learning in Sociology or I wouldn't have got the B+. I don't do A papers. i was always a B student in school and I don't have the capacity of getting an A. Never have. That's why I don't expect much when I do get graded. I didn't catch what Realism meant until last week so indeed I am learning. Thanks for the tips tygerlilly and RittKat, I will be sending you my next paper to proofread. Thanks for the help.

Tyger, excellent points you made and great support. When I taught I never used a red pen, too harsh.

And it is so true... a so-called 'C' student often learns more in a difficult class than a so-called 'A' student.

Lastly, re the post/ comment that he cannot believe you d/ not want to earn an 'A.................' To me that is an immature approach to learning... just my opinion.

No problem princess. Just give me a day or two to proof.

it's okay lost you don't have to stand up for me with what tree said. I am fine with that. I just don't want to have to read in class. And the fact of the matter is I was never really an A student......yes I did get some A's when growing up but I got more b's and c's than anything else. I was happy to get a's back then but not so much now because when you get them in college they make a huge deal about it and make you read in class......as if others' aren't as upset when they don't get a's the people that do get them get treated extra special and the teacher comments on how good of a job they did....but she doesn't comment that to b or c students and it's overdone in my opinion......that's why I am always willing to settle for less.

And I will make sure I send it to you in advance ritt kat I will try to get this paper done way before the deadline to give you a chance to read it.

hey you can get some quick help for sociology here http://www.readareading.com/category/sociology/

Lemme know if it helps in any way!