By stillaproudfather - 22/05/2014 19:24 - United States

Today, my daughter admitted why her grades, which are usually straight A's, have been slipping the past few weeks. Turns out she has been deliberately failing tests to avoid becoming valedictorian, so she won't have to deliver a speech at graduation. FML
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cjwayy 22

Sounds like she has social anxiety or something of the sort. Ask her why she's afraid of giving a speech maybe?

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w_pony_4ever 15

hahaha that's a hard worker you've got there

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blessedmama34 3

she probably embarrassed or maybe she being teased by others for being smarter than they are and she choosing to fail now so they will stop.. seems like school kids these days bully other kids who actually succeed in school.. I've seen it alot last couple years. pretty sad

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Vanshikap 24

fear of public speaking,social anxiety or both? either way,i vote you dnt press the issue,she'll tackle it when she's ready. you seem to be handling things well though,going by the username OP.good for you,lets hope it works out.

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Adam5858 17

Well look on the good side ....shes smart

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vietmanx 10

I'm fine with that reason, I'm sure she's already gotten into the school she wanted.

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lemonlimelover 1

Just playing the system, like how she got there in the first place.

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Nat52482 25

I would do that too if I found out I had to give a speech just for getting good grades...

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SilverSet 16

She can turn down being valedictorian. Tell her that.

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nix1993 41

Not all schools let you turn it down. My cousin was salutatorian, because it was based on GPA and credits, he was second and they basically told him he had to do it or he wouldn't be welcome at graduation. It was ridiculous.

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SilverSet 16

They can bring it up with the school board, they can't keep someone from graduating because they don't want to be a valedictorian.

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nix1993 41

They didn't say he couldn't graduate, they said he wouldn't be welcome to attend the ceremony. Which might not seem like a big thing, but he worked hard for four years to get good grades and get into a good college, and he wanted his family to see him graduate. He puked for an hour before he gave his speech, stuttered through it and was basically laughed off the stage. He didn't even get an apology, the head told him he would need to 'grow up if he ever wanted to succeed in the real world'.

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worldclassrager 39

I had to give one no matter what... Public speaking is a massive fear I don't blame her

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XxDevilxXGt 26

They can't deny you your high school diploma because you don't walk at graduation or give a speech.

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worldclassrager 39

As long as she passes her classes the diploma is given

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