That s because we have no expectations of you other than that you are willing to put in the effort and try to do well. We ll give you all the help you need and we ll give you credit for it as well. As good as this sounds, it probably isn t going to help you that much. That s because you are a teen-ager. I ll explain.
Many teenagers are very fragile.
Just a short while back you were a little kid responsible for almost nothing really. Quite suddenly you re in the big time, high school, and you re competing with everyone for grades, chairs in the orchestra, positions on athletic teams, friends, and dates. And of course you want your parents to be proud of you. Many of my former students spent much of their time in hiding and when they came out, what I saw was just a lot of posturing. Five years ago, if you didn t understand something, you d ask your teacher or your parents.