Quote Originally Posted by CRAMERIZKING
Just to point out... The kid's parents bought him a damn beamer... If i was driving around a beamer in high school and knew my ownership of that car depended on my grades, damn right I'd get A's.

I drove a broken down 84 trans am and got C's and D's... but that's besides the point.

I don't think the selling of that car has as much to do with your point as it does the lack of effort on his part when his parents went out of their way to make such an expensive and nice gesture. The LEAST he could do is get his grades to make them happy.

So... They are punishing him for a lack of respect... not for below standard grades... and i agree with them completely.

To your point... I graduated high school with a 68 overall grade-point-average. I had good sat scores but no chance of getting into any good schools. Bad grades in high school definitely work to set you back if you plan on attending a decent college and using the name to get a job later on.

I didn't take high school at all seriously... I went to the local community college and got my ass kicked because i wasn't used to showing up on time or doing the required classwork. As a result, i did my penance at gwinnett tech and Georgia perimeter (Starting GSU in the fall)...

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line... A straight line in this instance is getting your damn grades in high school and taking that momentum into college. While it isn't a BIG deal, decent grades definitely make things easier in the long run.

The point wasnt about the BMW, I didnt even read the entire thread. Personally, I never got a car from my parents and worked from the day I was able to legally.. it taught me that if I want anything done in life I'll have to do it myself and not expect it. The BMW thing only got me to thinking about the importance of grades.

I can say that school did not prepare me for a lot of what I go through in my adult life. Carrying a stuffed animal around school for a week and getting a grade for it didnt even scratch the surface of actually having a son (yes I had to do that) and that is just an example. I am not ashamed 1.9gpa in high school because it seems I still came out more educated than a lot of straight A students I see now. Although I did not do well in school I still read at the least 2 or 3 hours a day, I study but I do it to gain knowledge not get a grade and to me that feels so much more rewarding. Again, I am not saying grades are not important because that is an insult to everyone who has decided to stay in school and be successful, I am saying that path just is not for everyone.