I did very well in school in lower and middle school. Now I'm in the upper level and almost always have a 2. With a moderate amount of effort I almost always have a 2. In the intermediate and lower levels I usually had 1.5 in my certificate. Now in high school it is only a 2. My parents accuse me that I learn too little and that I'm not good enough because I play too much on the Playstation. But I only play on Wednesdays, Friday evenings and on weekends in the evening. Otherwise I'll go outside all day when I'm free. Because of a 2.2 instead of a 2 and complaints that I talk too much in class, although this is an exaggeration in my eyes, my parents have now taken the Playstation away for a week in which I have time off. My parents also say that I play too much on the Ps4.
What do you think of the whole situation and what can I do?
Should respect your parents in that regard. The Playstation will not determine your future but rather your "grades". Sounds like an exaggeration I know, but you will be grateful to your parents. My brother had exactly the same topic. PlayStation gone - he worked hard again with school and achieved a mega education.
Somehow your parents don't understand a 2 is still a good grade and you also have to treat yourself to a little free time. In addition, the material is of course becoming more and more demanding, so it is understandable that the notes fluctuate. In my opinion, your parents are absolutely exaggerating.
Somehow I don't think that if you take something away from someone that is fun, that you are highly motivated again. I would be rather angry and unmotivated.
Yes. May they call themselves upbringing.
Just the fact that you make such a drama out of it that you don't have a Playstation for a week shows that you gamble far more than the specified times
He can play at regular intervals on the condition that the grades go up. His parents will surely accept this suggestion by proving to them that he is good at school even with a console
It might be a drama for you, but that might be his hobby and how would you feel if someone banned your hobby…
You're asking the wrong one. I see it from a mother's point of view
Besides, they don't forbid it. He's got a week off
Well I find it a little hard. But if your parents are in that mood, you can't possibly change that. The maximum you can try to talk to them is. What is her plan for you that you should get such good grades? Above all, the bottom line is that only the school leaving certificate is interesting later. And because the grades you had only to a limited extent EXCEPT you go to university and have Numerus Clausus. So what's your plan?
In addition, many parents with little "computer experience" have little idea - so they are often afraid that their children will end up under the bridge if they gamble too much. Try to come to an agreement with your parents. Otherwise you will have to live with it.
Well - hatred and anger can be a good engine. It always depends on how the people feel.
It's not just about this week, I didn't gamble the week before and probably won't be able to do it anytime soon
We're talking about a deterioration from a 1-cut to a 2-cut, I don't think yet that we have to make a big drama out of it. Some school years are more difficult than others and some topics may not suit you. Completely exaggerated in my opinion.
No reward without performance.
Do you have children?
The real hatred is against the parents and not as a motivation.
No but can speak from my school days. (although I did not play ps4 but was outside a lot if I had been forbidden to do that, I would have been pretty unmotivated)
Again: it depends on how you react to something like that. Anger can also lead to the fact that you want to show them now that you can. Ultimately, you can build a life with anything. And if you look like that - the greatest artists sometimes also have the most violent stories of suffering. This is not supposed to be an advertisement for "treat your children badly" - but it does mean that you can't look into parent-child relationships. Everything you think you know can have completely different effects.
Well think that's because of how he reacts, I would be unmotivated but think everyone takes it differently. But I think you can find a compromise with the parents.
Personally, I consider a penalty for having a 2 instead of a 1 to be completely inappropriate, if that is the only reason. For 1 and 2 we usually even gave rewards, if there were penalties for 4 and 5.
You can't really do anything about it when your parents are so crazy, other than counting the days until you grow up. You have no legal right of any kind to a game console, so theoretically they can just take it away from you for no specific reason.
