Parental Pressure/"Guidance"

<p>I hate those computerized grade-distributing system. My mom would get on my case about getting a C on an assignment without even seeing that it was like 3 out of a possible 5 points in a quarter with like 300 possible points.</p>

<p>^ My mom has done that before too.</p>

<p>Screw your parents for putting pressure on you. It's your own life, not theirs. I know parents who pressure their kids to do something just so the parents can fulfill their own dreams. For example, I know this woman who pressured her son to be a doctor since second grade. Why? Because this woman failed in her own life by not becoming a doctor, so she was just trying to make up for her failure by turning her son into a doctor. She personally doesn't get much respect from me.</p>

<p>My parents don't push me, but i would say most kids who make good grades at my school are pushed by their parents ( around 90% if i were to estimate ).</p>

<p>I only read the topic question...how many of these threads do we exactly have?</p>

<p>But no, my mom doesn't pressure me. She knows there's more to than a bunch of letters on a piece of paper.</p>

<p>My parents don't pressure me, although when I was about to take the SAT, my dad wanted me study or something, but I told him it was fine and I didn't need to, but ended up with a 2300 so he's happy :]</p>

<p>BUT most of my friends suffer a LOT from their parents... One of my friends who was absolutely terrrible at physics was pushed my her mom into taking the 84 dollar exam when she knew she'd fail it. She got a 2, and now her mom's disappointed that she wasted her money. She studied, she just didn't understand the material, like.. it just didn't click. It's like this with most of my school I think, myself not included.</p>

<p>Well aren't we elitist here... ;)</p>

<p>My dad definitely cares about the grades, he wants me to get all A's. And up until this year I have. I thought he would be really upset with me for getting three B's this year, but he was pretty understanding as they were all AP classes. I think it helps to have a parent who really does have a geniune interest in your academics. Not to be perfect, but to put as much effort as you can in.</p>

<p>I've seen far too many parents take pressure to the extreme. And sure, their children excel academically and in whatever extracurriculars they are forced to participate in...but man, almost every person I know with a parent like that is just really unstable when it comes to school, social activicities, and especially family life. It's even worse when both of their parents are like that.</p>

<p>I always just hope that if people have parents who stress perfection, that the students know how to handle the pressure. For the well-being of themselves and their parents. And anyone who their frustration may be taken out on!</p>

<p>I am elite.</p>

<p>I am 1337!</p>

<p>wow . . .</p>

<p>They do care if they are in the right mood, but most of the pressure I get comes from myself. </p>

<p>They also had to work hard(er) than me to get to where they were, emigrating out of the country for a better life for me and my sister, etc, so pressure comes from there as well.</p>