Why I Fail My First Class In School

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I couldn’t gain the nerve to tell my parents I failed. I didn’t gain a sense of urgency until it was too late. My middle school years were rather easy, until the 8th grade where I failed my first class. My 8th grade year and MacArthur Intermediate was a rather new experience for myself. Failing my first class in school was a difficult aspect of my life that I didn’t expect would happen.

My 8th grade algebra class was a new experience for me as I failed my first class. I didn’t realize I was in danger of failing until it was too late. When I was told that I was going to have to retake algebra in high school, I was extremely disappointed in myself. If I’d known sooner I wasn’t doing so well, I would’ve put more time and effort into doing well.

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