Dear Shirley:

This is why it is so important who we choose to spend time with: you spend time with Dave and Andrew who are both laid back, relaxed, accepting and loving toward you and you become more relaxed yourself! And then becoming more relaxed, laid back yourself, your performance in science is better. (Your pre calc teacher is laid back and shows love for her students, and the results are better performance of her students, I am sure).

What better proof that being relaxed, accepted and cared for is the best way to promote academic performance. It is the opposite that discourages academic performance. Parents who pester you, pressure you, criticize you are promoting the exact opposite of what they intend to promote. What a misunderstanding.

Keep choosing who you associate with; keep the company that will promote your well being. Dave, Andrew and you are an example of a Win-Win-Win kind of a relationship.

anita