Teacher doesn't believe me?

Question

For 4 months I got fs on my reading logs because I read like 20 pgs a week and we had to read 25 pgs a day. Reading was boring. I found a series of books I really like and the past 2 weeks I have been reading about 700 pages a week about 3 books each week. My teacher thinks I am lieing and sais my mom and dad need to sign my log. I do my reading after my parents make me go to bed so my parents don't know I am reading and if they found out I was reading when I should have been sleeping. I would be grounded. What should I do? I don't want to get in trouble.

Answer 1

Of course she doesn't believe you! Why the fcuk should she? You've not even been putting in any effort to do this work for months and suddenly you're reading 700 pages a week?



You have two options here. Don't ask your parents, accept that your teacher thinks you're lying, and prepare to fail again or even for her to call your parents. Or face up to your parents, admit the issue, and accept the grounding.



And perhaps you'll have learned a valuable lesson - put in the effort the first time to avoid problems!

Answer 2

It doesn't work like that, my friend.

Has your teacher seen and approved the books you have been reading? Are they of the required standard? You could be reading kids books or comic books ...or no books at all as far as your teacher knows.

The smart thing is to read the book you are supposed to read. If it's boring, just get it done and out of the way. Then you are free to read whatever you want.

You can't keep getting 'Fs' , and you can't beat the system. Sometimes we have to do stuff we don't much like doing, but that often happens in life.

The better you do at school, the better job you can get and the less stuff you'll have to do that is boring. See? It actually makes sense.

Answer 3

Gather up all the books you've read (if you own them) or write down all the titles and the author(s) - if you get them from the library, and take them in to show her. Describe them, in as much detail as possible....do a book report on each....do a Power Point presentation on them...make a poster board and include all the main characters, background characters, main point of each book, etc....make a diorama about them....whatever YOU think would be fun to do to prove you've read them.

Answer 4

Right. So it seems like you will not get credit for the reading. Since your story is that you parents can verify that you've been reading, there is not point in telling them you've been staying up past lights out, right? So sad, too bad. Starting now, talk with your parents and set up a time to read when then can monitor your activity and be able to vouge for you in the future.