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<p>Hey everyone,
So I really want to be in honors science and my school is kind of annoying. They said if I have an A in the last two quarters in science. I got a 98% one quarter and I got an 89% the next quarter (my science teacher was being very annoying) I am talking to my counselor and my assistant principal to see if they can move me to honors biology... any suggestions for what I should say to them??</p>
<p>Don’t be annoyed; these are adults who are trying to work with you and need to see you are mature enough to handle it. They want you to succeed and they know Honors Bio is tougher than regular Bio. Aside from getting a high test grade, can you address how you are willing and able to make that leap? Setting a realistic goal is fair, (is an A = 90%?) but I’d also suggest you ask your science teacher for a recommendation (or reasons why he doesn’t like you). Remember, you can’t be annoyed with people who are going to help you.</p>
<p>I’m a parent and this is what I did for my son.</p>
<p>He had a 7th grade science teacher who was awful. His idea of extra credit was to ask about college football scores… That went over really well with my son.</p>
<p>Anyway, he wasn’t recommended for 8th grade honors science.</p>
<p>I looked up local HS’s that were more highly ranked than ours and picked out those which had open AP/Honors programs. I then wrote a letter to the principal and the superintendent of my district pointing out how much better those schools are than ours and part of that was by letting children self-select for advanced classes. I had to sign a waiver acknowledging that I would pull him out if he got lower than a B on his quarter grade, but I had no intention of doing that. My son is motivated by learning, not by grades (sadly).</p>
<p>My son got in and wound up with a 98 on the state test and an A for the course.</p>
<p>Enlist your parents and offer to have them sign a waiver.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>