It’s the moment of truth: report cards are here. It’s every student’s nightmare to receive a poor grade on their report card. This results in the wild and imaginative schemes that unfold for hiding any evidence of the dreaded piece of paper.

“If it’s good, then I show my parents right away. If it’s bad, I try to hide it as long as possible and I take the punishment when it comes,” junior Shanze Faisal said.
Some students take the easy route and never show their parents, and that leaves the parents at a loss concerning their student’s progress.
“I think part of the responsibility should come from the parents. Students get their report cards eight times a year; their interim and their final grades. Parents should notice that they aren’t getting anything and tell their child ‘show me your report card,“ English teacher Niki Holmes said.

On the other hand, some students truly do not mind showing their parents their report cards due to the excessive amount of emails that teachers send parents, they are actively aware.
“I just go ‘here you go’ and give them my report card because they basically already know my grades because of the crazy amount of emails they get from my teachers,” junior Patricia Webb said.
Some students may moan and groan about grades, but others actually believe it helps with their studies and success in their classes.

“I think report cards are a good way for students to know how they are doing in school,” sophomore Faith Paletti said.

Some teachers remember how their own report cards turned out.

“My report cards were always sent home, and my parents would get it in the mail, so I had no way of controlling that,” science teacher Thomas Chorman said. “They would be upset if I got a B, so I wasn’t always excited about report cards.”

Teachers know that it is hard, but only want the best for their students. They have been in the same situations and encourage their students to succeed.

“It’s better to be honest and just deal with it,” Chorman said.

“It takes less time to do things right than it does to explain why you did it wrong.”

No matter the situation, just know this: report cards are here to stay, so : “Do things right.”

By Andrea Melendez