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convince my mom......
13 Female
okay, I go to a private school and i absolutely DESPISE it. I've asked my mom to change my schools and she says not until i bring my grades up and stop missing so much school. but the problem is...i fake sick as much as i can so i dont have to go. ( like i said before, i DESPISE the place) and i know it seems a bit childish, but if my little act doesnt work at first I start crying, like REALLY crying. i realy dont want to go. its a super small school and whenever i'm there I have absolutely no privacy. as a matter of fact, i feel like everyone there knows more about me than i do. And I've known the principal ever since kindergarten so she expects so much of me and i just cant live up to her standards anymore. My mom sent me to a counselor the other day bcuz she was worried about me and I told the counselor about school and how i wanted to switch and she actually agreed with me and said that she thought that would probably be the best thing for me. i told my mom and she just got mad and wouldnt talk to me for a little while. can anyone think of some way i could convince my mom to let me switch??? please, anything would help. thank you.
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Work out an agreement with your mom. Try something like, If you miss less than two more days of school from now til the end of the year, and You bring your grades up and stay out of trouble, Then You can go to a public school.
Compromises like that tend to work. especially If you really work your butt off pulling grades up.
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I was at a private school when i was 13 too. I also hated the place, as did my younger bro and almost every other kid i knew. I'm assuming you are in 7th/8th grade? get through gradeschool and then switch out if you still hate it. honestly, gradeschool is the worst and private high school is a lot better, i promise. I hate to agree with your mom, but just stick with it for a little bit longer and then make sure she promises to let you go to public high school.
you really have to see why your mom wants you there... if you live in a terrible public school district, she might want you to get a better education. really, make the most of it. if you need anything else, lemme know. <3
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Well I have been to a couple private schools and I really hated them really I did. But the thing I don't understand is this why did your mom put you in a private school and say that you cant go to a different school until you raise your grades. Don't she know that private schools are college prep there a lot harder then public schools thats what I don't understand. But thats none of my business. But I would just tel her about that and she wants you to raise your grades maybe she will do that. And if you go to a public school it will probably be really easy for you cause they do like college work in private schools. Well I hope this helped.
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Why did your mum originally want you to go to private school in the first place? It helps to know why, as any convincing arguments you put to her will have to take your mum's reasoning into account.
IMHO, if you mum had practical reasons for sending you to private school in the first place, it will be easier to convince her than if she has emotional or sentimental reasons. In other words, perhaps this school is in a good location with affordable school fees? Well then, research alternative schools to *show* her how serious you are. On the other hand, if she wants you to go there because SHE went there too, or she's friends with the teachers... that'll be harder to change her mind on.
That said, I'm not sure what else you can do, but if this matter is as serious as it sounds, try and make her understand that trying harder at a school which you're growing to despise more and more is a *cycle* which could end poorly. It seems obvious written out, but maybe it's not to your mum. Also, you mentioned you're 13. She could think you're beginning a 'typical' moody teenager stage, and perhaps doesn't understand how serious you are about this.
All of these are just ideas though, and meant as food-for-thought. Hope something works out.
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Definitely have the counselor talk to your mom. It might help sway your mom to hear an "expert opinion". Also, tell your mom that your grades will go up if you switch schools, because you'll be happier. Hope I helped, and good luck ♥
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