Education Comes First.

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Lately, I've noticed a few threads concerning members not being able to play due to their grades slipping. A number of factors contribute to this, but the one i commonly see is video games interrupting your studies. Let me give you a scenario of what happened to me in my 6th grade year. In the middle of the semester, i failed all my major courses and almost failed the entire year. Most of it was to blame on my addiction to GTA3. Can i honestly blame the game for everything? No. I blame myself for not having the will power to stop.

Now, education should be your first priority before eGO. I may sound like a broken record, but eGO is a family. If we see that you're flunking classes it shows that you are not mature enough to put real life duties first. I encourage everyone who is in an issue where their grades are low, to get your schoolwork done first. You'll feel better about playing until 1 in the morning without that big history assignment weighing down on you.
 
I 2nd that grades should always com first before any thing
I have learned this the hard way
 
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Ah, you bring up a good point, but i want to add something aswell..

Im only 20 but i already miss Highschool lol, Word from an 11 year gamer.. when you get into Highschool ENJOY your years there .. you will miss them and want them back if you spend more time at home than with your friends.. trust me theres alot to do and alot to learn and sitting at home everyday doesnt help at all..

College is another story im not getting into because college is just plain evil >_>
 
Exactly.

That's why I left for a little over three weeks. Just to keep a bit of focus.
 
i agree with this 100% school comes first, then if u have time play video games
 
as the ancient greeks used to say "pan metron ariston" i.e. 'everything should be done with measure', get some work done for school, get your grades, and then join the servers to get some fun with eGO!! too much of anything is never good, work first, and then play as a reward, but both are important and necessary!
 
I agree. It may be fun, but your awards (video games) could be taken away easily.

Also, the #2 way of getting grounded.. Listen to your parents. They are like your real life Advisors or Division Leaders.
Would you back talk an advisor or division leader?
Would you act smart to an advisor or division leader?
Would you be disrespectful to an advisor or division leader?

Those should be no.
Now,

Would you back talk a parent or adult?
Would you act smart to a parent or adult?
Would you be disrespectful to a parent or adult?

The answer should still be no.
 
Officer-Pie said:
Would you back talk a parent or adult?
Would you act smart to a parent or adult?
Would you be disrespectful to a parent or adult?

The answer should still be no.
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actually, i often do those things to adults, if they have said something unjust or stupid to me, i will talk back, i never act smart, doesn't get me anywhere, and i always remain respectful, except when i'm being sarcastic, not much use of respect there ;p never to my parents, but i don't see the need to be all those things to any random adult i see, they don't automatically have my respect cz they're adults, they have to earn it first! then again, i'm an adult now technically, so yeah:D
but yeah, i agree that parents ought to be listened to, they only have our best interests at heart!
 
Darkos_CY said:
actually, i often do those things to adults, if they have said something unjust or stupid to me, i will talk back, i never act smart, doesn't get me anywhere, and i always remain respectful, except when i'm being sarcastic, not much use of respect there ;p never to my parents, but i don't see the need to be all those things to any random adult i see, they don't automatically have my respect cz they're adults, they have to earn it first! then again, i'm an adult now technically, so yeah:D
but yeah, i agree that parents ought to be listened to, they only have our best interests at heart!
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Yes, lol those acceptations. Then it's just parents.
Teachers, I totally agree with talking back to :p
 
ya i was having a problem and im still having a little bit of a problem im not taking the time to study instead i play games so my really important class and the hardest im just barley passing. so grades always need to come first and well i got my grades up cause im not playing on steam as much. so put real life before games cause if you fail you classes your not going to get a very good job. you might end up working at McDonalds flipping bugers
 
School is first. I bet everybody feels the need to procrastinate and then flunk the course the next day, but its something we need to work on.

RL is always first!

I personally have lost grades because of my inability sometimes to keep my mind on my work...which reminds me. I have homework to do ;)
 
BORAT! said:
ya i was having a problem and im still having a little bit of a problem im not taking the time to study instead i play games so my really important class and the hardest im just barley passing. so grades always need to come first and well i got my grades up cause im not playing on steam as much. so put real life before games cause if you fail you classes your not going to get a very good job. you might end up working at McDonalds flipping bugers
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Thats my life long dream! ;)
 
Lol, yeah college is fun! but what im saying is, you got work AND college at the same time..
 
Darth said:
Thats my life long dream! ;)
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Work at WaWa (if you don't know what that is, its a chain of minit marts around Pennsylvania mainly) they even have an institute! Saw it on the way to my uncle's dad's funeral :( :) :S
 
Totally agreed with Beta.

It's your choice to play games or not. Go ahead, live your live the way you want, but people need to put their immediate gradification on the side, and focus on your present life. A couple hours of gaming enjoyment now? Or a lifelong career after graduate school? It's like those students who would like to party now for the one time pleasure, instead of working hard and having a good 40 years in the future.

Everyone's had that depressive moment upon looking at a failed grade (Expected or unexpected), your parents were probably not too fond of it either. Doesn't even have to be a failed grade, someone could be a 95%+ student and recieve a mark of 89%, could really be disappointed in themselves.

Save yourself from the trouble, you'll enjoy school a little more. As the mood-congruent says, your tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood. Be happy, you'll think happy. Same goes with the do-good-feel-good phenomenon.

I myself have been caught in this situation, having multiple large projects to complete, I keep getting distracted by the computer. I would always be playing first, then studying, which is why I'm sleep deprived. ;P Anyways, we've all been in stressful situations when it comes to school work, but the ones that do well, are the ones who know how to cope with it. Stressors are unavoidable. This fact, coupled with the growing awareness that persistent stress correlates with heart disease, lowered immunity, and other bodily aliments, gives us a clear message. We need to learn to cope with the stress in our lives by finding emotional, cognitive, or behavioral ways to alleviate it. You can incorporate an emotion-focused strategy, such as reaching out to friends to help. There are numerous ways to help get your work done efficiently and effectively. Remember, it's the way you percieve the stressor makes it stressful.

Someone had pointed out that after high school that everything goes downhill? Well I guess that's somewhat true for me (And I'm not even in University yet, just a high school student taking university courses). After a certain point, you'll realize that you will need to more than just actively listen in class and doing a couple practice questions at home. High school is like practice, it's nice to do good in practice, but be ready for post-secondary education. Do your schoolwork before gaming!

Sorry for ranting this long, but I guess I do that sometimes. ;D
 
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