"Bad schoolwork ethic"

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I'm making this thread because I saw this post.

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

What's very sad to me is that so many people have so much potential for a better life and are completely unaware of how close they are with just a little more effort.
I might start a thread on this.

I've seen some guys on this site saying how they aren't performing their best in school because of a bad schoolwork ethic, not because they're stupid. Before anyone thinks this thread is about school = intelligence, get that out of your head right now. That is not why I made this thread, and I don't agree with that thought either.

It's moreso about the question: What makes a bad schoolwork ethic? And a bigger question is if you have a bad schoolwork ethic, why do you have it? I have seen cases of students who are actually too involved and they're forced to procrastinate so they wind up doing worse than they should. I've also seen a good amount of cases where a student gets sick and their grades plummet (or just having an unfair teacher in general).

Also on a side note, performing your best doesn't mean all 98%+ grades. Some guys get stuck at a B range because of some grade that completely throws it off, or something with the teacher prevents them from improving it (or another reason).