How to Bring Up Failing Grades

Nobody likes to fail classes, and as much as you might profess to not care about grades, there is likely an inkling of frustration you’re carrying about that failing grade. Bring failing grades up to passing is not as complicated as you might think, although it will require initiative and motivation on your part.

Speak With Your Instructor

Your first step after learning of a failing grade is to speak to an instructor or teacher as quickly as possible. You need to learn why you’re failing the course. Often failing falls into two categories – you haven’t completed necessary assignments and have zeroes bringing down your average or you have failed assignments and tests you have completed.

Learn as much as you can from your teacher including the assignments you failed or are missing and the teacher’s available conference times or tutorial periods.

Complete Missing Assignments

The best case scenario for failing is that you’re simply missing assignments. If your teacher is willing, as most are, simply complete the missing assignments for partial credit. Anything is better than a zero in the grade book – even a fifty. Complete all of the missing work as quickly as possible bringing each assignment to the teacher during tutorials to be sure she sees your progress as you work through the stack of things and you have a chance to ask any questions you might have. When you’ve finished everything, you will likely be passing or have brought up your grade enough that you’ll be passing with a few assignments completed on time for full credit.

Redo Failed Work

If your teacher offers make-up work on things you’ve failed, absolutely take advantage of the opportunity. Even bring failing grades up to a D or C will help your grade quite a bit. If you’re failing assignment after assignment, however, you’re looking at a sign of a bigger problem. For you to pass the course, you need to identify what the problem is. It could be that you’re simply unmotivated and didn’t put any effort into the assignments. Or it might be that you’re trying hard and just not getting it. If it’s a problem of motivation, only you can make yourself care about your work when it’ assigned. If you’re struggling to understand the material, you’ll need to take an additional step.

Go to Tutorials

Before paying for private tuition, visit the teacher during her tutorial or office hours. Ask questions about the material covered and ask the teacher to help you work through some of the more complicated areas of the lesson. Working with peer tutors that are available in many schools is another free way of gaining help. If you have a friend in class who doesn’t mind helping you, you might take advantage of that avenue of assistance as well. If you find yourself still struggling with material and basic understanding, strongly consider a series of private tuition to fill in background knowledge and help teach you the lessons again from different perspectives until it finally clicks and you’re able to do well on assignments.

Easy Step By Step Instructions for Raising Bad Grades

• Talk to the teacher or instructor about failing grades to learn what is causing the failure
• Make up any missing work that might have a grade of zeroes
• Redo as much work as possible to raise failing grades
• Attend teacher tutorials or peer tutoring to get a bit of extra help with concepts and assignments
• Use private tutoring to fill in gaps of knowledge and to learn material in different ways

Warnings, Advice, and Suggestions When Trying to Raise Bad Grades

Private tutoring can vary widely in style, cost and format. Decide ahead of time whether you need help with the occasional homework or if you’re more interested in an extra evening course to fill in gaps and help you learn more overall.

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