Do grades (GPA) really matter?
Based on purely personal experience.I have two friends, Ex and Wye.Ex was a very studious guy. He used to study everyday on the topics the classes focused on. He never missed any lecture without any extreme reason (like being sick or house catching on fire) and always listened to the words the instructors uttered very attentively.He was the rescuer for the other students. We constantly disturbed him with our inquiries and silly questions. He helped us, always.Of course Ex had a great CGPA.After graduation in the year 2017, he became a lecturer. He will be flying to Canad pretty soon for pursuing higher degrees. He will do MS, then PhD. He aims at being a great researcher. He is totally on track and doing great.My other friend Wye, was not a very attentive guy in the classroom.He used to bring his laptop with him to the classes. During the lectures, while most of the students were trying to understand what the instructors were talking about, Wye would totally ignore all that and occupy himself with his laptop. In later semesters, he was hardly attending any classes.No, he was not wasting time.He was actually coding and solving algorithmic problems on various websites. In later years, he became one of the best competitive programmers in our university and his team did great in ICPC Dhaka regional site contest.Of course he had an average CGPA. He used to study only for few days before the exams.After graduation, Wye got a job in Singapore, now he is in Silicon Valley.He never cared much for good results. And this never stopped him.The point is, if grades do not matter to you, something else should. And that something else should be worth it.If you fail to find your something else, stick to good grades. Good grades are not going to harm you anyway.This is how it works.
Trying To Prevent Uneducated Grandchildren.?
Ok, here it is. I don't know much about how homeschooling works. My stepson has an 8th grade education and his wife is a high school graduate ( I don't know how she slipped through the cracks). Neither of them are very smart and they are attempting to home school their kids because they don't want their kids in "public school" because some members of their church home school. Our grand daughter is 8 years old and unable to do very simple, basic multiplication. Her reading is ok but we feel that her potential will be hampered by her ignorant and stubborn parents. Our grand daughter is very smart and she catches on pretty good but when she asks her mother for help all she gets is scorn and "come on, you know this" when in reality, she doesn't. She has not been properly taught how to solve problems. The curriculum is what ever they can get their hands on that may be used as teaching tools. What can we do? We don't want our grandchildren growing up illiterate and ignorant. Their are four more to teach after her. Her mother has already stated that she is not sure that she will be able to teach what they need to know and that anything beyond division will be a challenge for her to teach. I think our grand daughter should at least know what 3X3 is. But she doesn't. We can not school her because we live too far away for daily contact. Any suggestions, advise, or similarities would be greatly appreciated.
Parents, do you punish your children for getting bad grades? If so, how and for how long?
I strongly believe that good grades should be expected, not exceptional. Now that my children are both in middle school, I ground them whenever they get bad grades. The are expected to get As. At midterms, I ground them until the next report card if they get anything below a B. At the end of the school year, I ground them for 1 week for each B, 2 weeks for each C, a month for each D and for the entire summer if they fail any classes. I believe that summer vacation is a reward for doing well in school, so kids should lose their summer vacation if they get bad grades. This summer, I grounded my 14-year-old son for the entire summer for failing math. I also grounded my 12-year-old daughter for the first 5 weeks of the summer for getting Bs in 5 subjects. In our house, grounded means No TV, computer, phone, video games, electronics of any kind, No going outside or leaving the house for any reason, and no desserts. Now that my children are both at the age where they value privacy greatly, I also remove their bedroom door. What do you think of my ground-for-grades system? Do you ground your children or give them otehr punishments for bad grades? I'm justr curious to see how other parents feel about this. It seems liek a lot of parents these days are very permissive and want to be their children's friends instead of their parents, and don't punish for grades.
Nuclear / Mechanical Engineering Opportunity's?
Ok... I'm 16 years old- I withdrew from public school the beginning of this year, and have acquired my GED. I am now at a community college earning my Associates degree in Science, my GPA is above 3.0. I've taken Calculus, Physics, and am going into Calculus II... I have 3 questions... 1. ) With my school history, could I get into an acceptable college? NC State, in particular? 2. ) I've always wanted to be a Mechanical Engineering, but lately I've been wondering if somehow, is there any way I could dual-major in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering? 3. ) What would be my capabilities regarding the Nuclear field? And also, what type of salary could I expect?
Should parents help pay for college?
Hey guys, I guess this is more of a rant..I have conflicting feelings about my parents, because my parents decided not to help pay for my college education. I'm a recent pre-med graduate. Instead, my dad decided to pay for a divorce ($150,000) and add the expense of a new wife (foreigner). Both of my parents are professionals (PA and engineer) so their income affected the amount of grants I could acquire, leaving me with no other choice other than loans. I decided to do the prudent thing and attend a state school, but this was still so expensive. Am I being too irrational for thinking that this situation is unfair? I know they don't HAVE to help, but I thought loving parents would try their best to secure a future for their kids. I feel traded in because of another woman and feel that some of that $150,000 could have helped on days where I was scrimping. Thanks for responses! Note: I do not think parents should pay for ALL of kid's education, but they should help if possible...
Do many students commit suicide because of low grades?
First, please please please don't commit suicide. If you start thinking you might actually do it, talk to someone. I'm sure there are resources at your college, and there's probably a hotline there you can call 24 hours. Second, it is pretty common for students to get stressed or depressed because of bad grades. I'm sure that a few have made the mistake of thinking it was an unfixable problem and gone for suicide. Don't make that mistake yourself! Third, although 2.5 isn't a great GPA, you can graduate with it. You don't sound like you're about to flunk out. And believe me, the most important thing is just whether you graduate. It is going to be a real feeling of accomplishment when you can look someone in the eye and say "I graduated from such-and-such college." Some employers are going to care a lot about your grades but others won't all that much. Of course, it's a tough job market today but it will always be better if you've graduated than if you haven't. Fourth, there are lots of things you can do to try and improve your grades. You might change your major. You might also try to change the way you study. Even if you're already putting a lot of effort into it, sometimes you just need to approach it in a different way. Talking with your instructors can also help a lot. If they can tell how much of an effort you're making, they will sometimes even give you a break with your grades. You could also try talking with other students who are doing well and seeing how they study, or try studying together with them. Finally, it is possible you have a learning disability. Your college probably has resources available for this, but you will need to take the first step to find what they are. Lots of people with learning disabilities are very successful; they just need to figure out what works best for them. I know what I'm talking about because I had to leave college myself after I got a GPA of more like 1.8. I took several years off, then went to another college and graduated there. I went on to get a PhD and have taught myself at the college level for several years. Bottom line: you're not facing some sort of unsolvable problem.