I'm going to fail that class. You sound like your feelings are hurt. And you seem discouraged, too. All you need to do is study more and you'll do fine in the class. Keep focused on the issue.
Young teens are masters at changing the definition.
Don'ts Don't patronize or talk down to young teens. Don't grill your teen. Don't rush in with knee-jerk advice. Don't ridicule, call names or make other derogatory or belittling comments. In fact, it is a time when parents need to stay involved in all aspects of their kids' lives - and to know their children's friends and their friends' parents, where they are, what they do in school and what they do with their free time.