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I lied to my father about my marks and next week I have pta meeting
I lied to my father about my marks and next week I have pta meeting.I got 34/70 in physics.I don't want my father to come to pta meeting.I don't know what to do.please help me
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The purpose of parent-teacher meetings is to learn in detail how your child is doing in class and thats everything, social interaction, ability to follow rules and of course your marks or grades as I call it.
So you have reason to be scared you told lies to Dad about how you were doing in school. If you are having trouble with certain subjects, the parent needs to know so they can try to help you too. They may not know the info but a tutor can help. If it's not a matter of your smarts and understanding but simply not applying yourself and doing the work, then it's a matter of you choosing not to study or ask questions. In high school From the start, I was put in a slow learners class for Algebra. Everyone in that class was struggling with the concept and pulled from their regular classes to be put into one where they get specialized help. Problem is that even with this, I still did not understand and went up to the teacher practically every day asking for help. He never once got upset because that was his job, to help me learn. I did feel embarrassed and also badly for him that I wasn't understanding after so many different explanations. So if its a matter of just not understanding even though you are really trying, that is nothing to fear, a parent won't be angry with their child for that. However if you have simply chosen to not do your assignments or homework and now the marks show you didn't turn in assignments or did poorly on tests, then yes, a parent can be frustrated enough to be angry. However he will check with the teacher to see what else can be done for you. When we do wrong, we need to show remorse and that we have learned and changed will be a good student from now. If you do not feel sorry for what you've done, then I am afriad you will need to learn this life lesson the hard way. If you have dodged doing homework and study in class, that is one error against you. Lieing about it is actually number two then. You can not change the grade he will hear about at the meeting. So I agree with Adviceman that the best thing is to tell him before he finds out at the meeting. z That shows a level of maturity to admit when we are wrong and willingly take whatever correction or consequences because of it. If you did the mistake of skipping your studies thats two things against you. If you merely do not comprehend no matter what as was my case, no one will be angry with you for that and there was no reason to lie about something like that. So any anger imagined there will be more likely actually concern for you as a student, to know how you can be helped to understand. From what you've shared, I am led to believe you only have low marks in one class. If so, then its just a matter of not understanding and that is not a reason for parents or teachers to be upset with students. Only the teacher sees your struggles every day because a parent is not always in class with you seeing how you are doing. Thats why parents need to meet with teachers to learn how their child is doing in school. With you, there will be some ideas and changes possibly suggested as to what could help you to at least get a passing grade if you just don't understand the subject well. Tell Dad now before the meeting. He may be disappointed that you didn't feel you could trust him to tell him of your struggle long before a teacher tells him. Say something before the meeting and that will help your situation.
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The terrible thing about lies is they tend to catch up with you and bite you on the ass. I would say there is not much you can do to stop your father from going to the PTA meeting short of telling him another lie and I would suggest not doing so for that one will also come back on you.
I'm sure you thought you had a good reason to lie to him at that time. Whatever the reason you didn't think about the fact he would eventually find out. I hope you enjoyed the reason for lying to him for I foresee the punishment you would have gotten to be worse when he finds out at the PTA.
I suggest you tell him the truth before he goes to the PTA meeting and finds out that way. Confessing may limit any punishment he gives you. The only other thing you can do is pray he is called out of town when the PTA meets. I don't think those type of prayers are answered as God doesn't work that way.
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