RealTalkAJ

I’ll be discussing what needs to be done if you wanna raise your grades.

It might be during a period of school that’s demanding academic excellence.

You may even be a student-athlete that needs to reach a certain mark in order to remain eligible for sports.

Either way we’ll get to the bottom of this and get the info needed for success.

What should I do to get my grade up?

There’s several things you could do to raise your grades.

FIRST is to motivate yourself.

SECOND requires listening and participating more.

Then next you’ll want detailed notes on the topic and stop overthinking when it comes to asking for help.

Focus on your homework because it’s where you’ll spend most of your time anyway.

And practice a ratio of 15 minute breaks for every 45 minutes you work.

Study with your peers in an organized workspace if you need to.

Why is it important that you are self motivated?

It’s important that you’re self motivated because it keeps you moving forward despite feelings of resistance.

A self-motivated person will work longer than others who needed external motivators to take action.

They’re team leaders and good critical thinkers.

They learn and are good for developing new skills.

We’re more confident for a reason and that’s because we have direction.

Our lives are synonymous with others that have self-discipline.

Why is listening important in communication?

Being a listener makes you active.

There’s trust that’s developed as a result.

It improves your grades by making the lessons being learned more about business.

You’ll be taking things more seriously and increase productivity.

There’ll be less conflict between any potential problems holding you back from understanding.

It’ll reduce misunderstandings and help pick up cues other than what’s being spoken to remember lessons better.

Why is it important to take notes?

It’s important to take notes because it creates a permanent record of key information that can be mixed in with your own writing.

These pieces can be used for further exam-related reviews.

Taking notes keeps your body active and gets you involved.

Overall it helps you avoid feelings of drowsiness and distraction.

Why does doing extra work raise your grade?

Extra work can be the thing that raises your grade only if it’s teacher-approved.

There might be scenarios where you’ll see teachers raise a student’s grade without any reason.

But there is though.

It’s actually very common for teachers to have biases.

If a teacher likes you then they’re more likely to provide extra opportunities for raising a grade.

That’s not the only reason a teacher would do such a thing though.

It’s possible that extra credit gets made available if a majority of the class ended up getting failing grades on an assignment.

If there’s one thing that should be collectively agreed on for teachers to stop doing is what I call “wage-grading.”

That’s when points for assignments and projects are just given too easily.

It’s made in an effort to only dress up the grade that either a single or multiple students are trying to reach.

It could be bartered essentially.

Grading FAQs

Why do smart people get bad grades?

Smart people get bad grades for some reasons that most would never guess actually.

Can you believe that some people considered smart might have what’s thought to be a slower processing speed than others?

I’m more familiar with the concept that they’re just not interested in what’s being taught at school.

Another popular excuse is that some smart people aren’t well-rounded enough to engage with more than a few subjects.

That’s something that has more to do with the brain’s wiring than it does with anything else.

There’s even the case where in a classroom setting they won’t get credit from not showing their work.

Why is it important to get good grades?

It’s important to get good grades because they can grant entrance into elite academic colleges.

That’s only the start for many when there proves to be more barriers in the way of a college prospect.

Good grades can affect your likelihood to get scholarships.

It ends up being a largely weighted factor when deciding whether you get the job in corporate work.

The pressure for earning good grades start traditionally in high school.