Does a bad grade really define you as a person or your intelligence?

[Andyyydaprincess]

Growing up I always felt stupid and people told me I was and that’s one of my biggest traumas. High school was a nightmare for me, I got into depression and bad habits which caused me to get worst on my grades. I always promised my mom that I will get better but I always fail her and I feel like I’m also failing myself. This week I’m graduating and I feel like I don’t deserve it, I’m graduating knowing I did so bad and by mom can’t even say she’s proud of me:(

[SnowedIn]

Noooooooo it so does NOT define you as a person or your intelligence.

I tell my kids "it's not about the grades" and I mean it. For the most part we use grades to measure how much they're trying and what they're doing in class but their real learning happens with us and how they use their knowledge and can apply it to life.

[Adam1978]

It does for the moment but not necessarily for life. But society is built for people who do a straight career. So you have just made your own life harder by not putting in effort when it was nedded. It will affect your life and you probably will be behind other people since getting a good first job requires good grades.

[slatyb]

No, it doesn't. I know some brilliant people who aren't all that good at playing school. Some are motivated to work on things that interest them, but can't force themselves to do things that don't.

What's next for you? What do you want to do? What interests you?

[LoveWorkingOut]

None
It jusy defines that u dont feel that lesson/class interesting.
Otherwise every people can be succesful, but we just need to find the department which we can feel ourselves close to them. Something we are interested

[LoveWorkingOut]

Your family is always proud of you
You are not less than u are when u have bad scores.
You just need to be positive and find things you feel interesting
Then u will have better scores

[gothbxtch]

definitely not!

[jahaims]

Intelligence isn't scaler.

[shortster]

Not unless you let it.