Why am I still failing?

Okay, so in middle school, I used to be really good at Math. Then when I test out of the next class and jump another level in math to a more advanced class in high school, my grades are horrible. I used to get straight A's, but now I'm getting B's and even C's.


I DO study, and I feel pretty confident about the material, but somehow I fail every test. I even have a math tutor. Yet my grades are slowly getting worse and worse. I'm starting to think that maybe I'm just stupid.


The same thing is happening with Spanish. I study and study for hours and I even have my friend help me with the material, but I keep failing the tests or I do badly on the assignments which leads to a bad grade. I used to get an A in Spanish, and an A- last semester, but now it's a B+.


And I'm starting to think that everything else I'm doing is failing slowly. In Biology, I used to be excellent at it, but now I'm terrible.


Does anyone have any advice? I really want to go back to being an excellent student.

Why am I still failing?
I know what that feels like. You are not just stupid! I think you are too hard on yourself. B's are reallly good grades. If I were you I would get tested to see if you may have a possible learning disability all though I doubt it. Find new study techniques and WORK!
Reply:You're being a little hard on yourself! A to B+ and C's, You are not failing. Yes, your grades are falling some, but still not failure. Keep the standards high, but if you're too hard on yourself, you will lose self confidence, hence, leading to failng grades. Focus on the specific skills/task that you're slipping in, devote more time., study even harder. But don't give up!
Reply:well the exact same thing happened to me once when i was in middle school. and i was studying heaps i used to get perfect grades but then they started getting worse and worse. and i was still studying like i normally did. but then i found out later on in the year, the teachers were only giving me bad grades cause they didn't like me
Reply:It's probably test anxiety, which is very treatable. Visualize doing well on the test and remember to breathe! I know this sounds simple, but it works because you're moving the focus from failing to succeeding.





This is a wonderful site that I found which can probably help you:


http://www.studygs.net/





Hope you find peace of mind!