Today, my son was smart enough to hack the school's computers to change his midterm, but isn't smart enough to actually keep his grades up. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, the mother of one of my students bitched me out about her son's poor grades. He lazes around all day, paying no attention and being a constant nuisance. But, she says it's not his fault, and demands that I give him better grades so he won't get "self-esteem" issues. FML
Today, I found out why my history grade is so low: the kid in front of me takes my homework, writes his name on it, and passes it off as his own. FML
Today, I sold all of my son's games and gadgets because he got a horrible report card. It turned out that the school made some sort of a mistake and it wasn't his actual report card. He actually got great grades. I tried to apologize but he told me to fuck off. FML
Today, my mom found out that I’ve been faking my exam grades, turning my 30s to 80s and 40s to 90s on the paper exams. She got access to my online student portal and saw my real grades. I'm grounded for the rest of the school year. FML
Today, I passed my math test with flying colors. My dad thought I had cheated, so he emailed the school and told them that I had. They lowered my grade. FML
Today, our work computers are down so I've been trying to fix it via my home computer for 3 days. My 12-year-old son took one look at the screen, changed 2 settings on a drop down menu, and the problem was fixed. My 12-year-old is better at my job than I am. FML
Today, I was called by my son's school. They said he'd been forging my signature and comments in his reading book. He didn't forge them. I don't know what's worse: my handwriting looking like a 6 year-old's, or being too cowardly to admit it. He has a week of lunch detention, but I still have my dignity. FML
Today, a student turned in homework she copied off an online answer key. The wrong key. My students are too stupid to cheat right. FML
Today, I found out my son has been ditching his Zoom classes. He claims he couldn’t connect because of "technical difficulties." I can’t believe he seriously expected me to believe that. FML
Today, my wife refuses to admit our 13-year-old son has no chance in hell of getting into college. He never got more than an E or an F on his exams, routinely misspells his own name, can't remember our address and I just watched him spend 10 minutes looking for his lost hat which, by the way, was on his head. FML
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Croooow 11
You might want to look into private school or advanced placement classes, or something along those lines. I'm sure this sounds presumptuous, and I'm sorry for that in advance, but it sounds like his current school situation isn't challenging him enough.
NiceGuysDoWin 21
I tend to agree with #1 on this one. I've known a lot of genius kids in my life. Most of them got horrible grades despite being smarter than anyone around them. A gifted program may be helpful in challenging your child and motivating them to do better.
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vikky538 29
hacking is illegal...and its time for you to have a serious talk with your son..at the same time you must make sure what he is interested in...your son your responsibility until he turns 18...
godfathermock 19
It's not that he isn't smart to keep it up, he is lazy. lack of discipline and or challenge. Trust me, if the material was someone that caught his interest he would have an A in class.
tj4234 36
Out of interest, what is it he is struggling in? I don't know much about the US education system but I assume grades are split up as maths, physics, english, etc? Have you considered the possibility that your son may be on the autistic spectrum? I'm suggesting this as an alternative to what #1, and others, have suggested. But, people who have autism tend to become extremely good at particular subjects, but not as good at others. This is basically because autistic spectral disorders occasionally lead to obsession with particular things. For example, my friend could tell you anything you'd ever want to know about volcanoes. You could name a random volcano, and she'd be able to tell you everything from how old it is to when it's next due an eruption. But, she'd still be likely to fail most of her exams. How her autism affects her, is similar to how my dyslexia (an autistic spectral disorder) affects me. I never made the grades to get into University, but I managed to persuade the admissions board to let me in. I speak two languages fluently (basic conversational ability in a third), and left University with an honourary masters degree in History. Not saying that your son is autistic btw, but it's a real possibility. And it's quite common for autistic people to be really good with computers, as it's quite an arty and technical subject, which is usually what people with autism seem to go for. N.B. Before anyone points it out, I am aware that everyone is considered to be on the autistic spectrum somewhere.
mikbrooke 25
the one thing that is bothering me about what you said is that dyslexia is an autistic spectral disorder. everything i have ever read over the years & right now after reading your comment, has never said dyslexia is an ASD. dyslexia is just something you MAY also be diagnosed with if you have ASD. the rest of it i completely agree with. ASD is a possibility, just like being bored because they need more of a challenge is.
tj4234 36
I just simplified it for ease since it's on the autistic spectrum. It's not necessarily an ASD, but it can be (or so is my understanding). I probably am wrong about that to be fair, but it's my understanding that it can be an ASD. There can also be physical causes of dyslexia, such as non-serious issues (for example the way nerves are wired up in the brain) or serious issues (e.g. Brain damage). Going into the details of what dyslexia is and what causes it are unnecessary. I'm no expert though, just someone who has dyslexia lol.
tj4234 36
Updating this since I wasn't sure. I asked my friend (has a psychology degree) if dyslexia is an ASD. Apparently it isn't actually an ASD, but often goes hand in hand with autism. So i'm not entirely wrong. I just misunderstood. The more you know...
syed121417 22
Or he is too lazy to keep his grades up
mikbrooke 25
#78 i never said you were entirely wrong. just that dyslexia was not ASD. its just a trait someone with ASD may have, as i said in my first comment. (:
godfathermock 19
besides computer skills are a HUGE bonus. if i were you I'd invest more in that so that he can feel comfortable going into the computer industry. the career options are endless
hk1998 8
Is this the same guy from the other fml who everyone thinks is a teacher?
2i1337i2iscore 13
Work smarter not harder! Actually though, a lot of high IQ people do horrible in school because it doesn't meet the proper attention to capacity/capability ratio for grades to be something of value.
NodakN8V 25
He's going places ...maybe not college but places
grtfuldeadlovr 27
This sounds like Ferris Buller.
Dallyni 22
It's not about being smart, probably laziness....
metalwolf 17
Talk to your sons school counselor with him. I used to have bad grades in classes because i rarely did homework but i would get good grades on my tests. My counselor told me about the PSEO program where the school will pay for you to go to college during your highschool years. My grades were much better after i had that motivation. I even went to summer school to make up for my bad grades.