Hey, JC I'm sorry to hear that your grades are going to keep you from swimming!
I want to put in my 2 cents also. I'm a school psychologist (note there is a difference between a sch psych and a sch counselor) Sch psychs do a lot of different things, but one of their major jobs is diagnosing learning difficulties.
If you find yourself making great grades in say math courses, but really struggling in reading or language arts (or vice versa) it may mean you have an undiagnosed learning disability. A LEARNING DISABILITY IS NOT, AND I REPEAT NOT, THE SAME AS MENTAL RETARDATION. A learning disability means that a person has difficulty processing certain types of information the way most people process it. If you have difficulty concentrating, remaining on task, finishing work, it doesn't mean you are lazy. It may be undiagnosed Attention Deficit Disorder. There are also lots of other things that may be interfering with your learning. In either case, the above advice is great. Talk to your school counselor, your teachers, your parents and your coach about the problem, listen to what they tell you, and find out how to get intouch with your school psychologist (you've got one you just don't know it) He or she may be able to give you some strategies for raising your grades that you never dreamed of.
Laineybug
Hey, JC I'm sorry to hear that your grades are going to keep you from swimming!
I want to put in my 2 cents also. I'm a school psychologist (note there is a difference between a sch psych and a sch counselor) Sch psychs do a lot of different things, but one of their major jobs is diagnosing learning difficulties.
If you find yourself making great grades in say math courses, but really struggling in reading or language arts (or vice versa) it may mean you have an undiagnosed learning disability. A LEARNING DISABILITY IS NOT, AND I REPEAT NOT, THE SAME AS MENTAL RETARDATION. A learning disability means that a person has difficulty processing certain types of information the way most people process it. If you have difficulty concentrating, remaining on task, finishing work, it doesn't mean you are lazy. It may be undiagnosed Attention Deficit Disorder. There are also lots of other things that may be interfering with your learning. In either case, the above advice is great. Talk to your school counselor, your teachers, your parents and your coach about the problem, listen to what they tell you, and find out how to get intouch with your school psychologist (you've got one you just don't know it) He or she may be able to give you some strategies for raising your grades that you never dreamed of.
Laineybug
