Hey Buck, let me tell you a little story.........

When I was 14/15yrs old, I got a school report that said: "If 'Res' gets one CSE Grade E, then he'll be very lucky indeed." (CSE is like the basic of basic of qualifications, ok?).
I had to do some serious work to get up to scratch.
I wanted all the things that you talk about - finacial security, a house, car, etc...

I know about your current lifestlye (from other threads), and it is similar to the one that I lead when I was your age - I had a weekend job, no friends or social life, and a life spent at home with the folks

The only way that you're gonna change your grades and stuff, is for YOU to realise that YOU CAN DO IT.
And you can...I shit you not

Try to look at your school-work in a different way, ie, try to apply it to something that you undestand better.
Trigonometry is easy, when you know how to apply the math: remember the old rhyme? - Some Old Horses/Can Always Hear/Thier Owners Approaching
Some Old Horses - Sine=Opposite/Hypotenues
Can Always Hear - CoSine=Adjacent/Hypotenues
Thier Owners Approaching - Tangent=Opposite/Adjacent


As to your homework - quit the toking UNTIL you've done a good stint at it.
Use it as a reward system, yeah? - Like, adopt the mentality that "Yeah, I just spent a good 2 hours on my homework, and I'm now gonna have a well deserved smoke!" -this will acheive two things: 1st, it will make sure that you do your homework with a clear head, and 2nd, will make that smoke taste like heaven

Think about it like this too...once you've got the grades that you need, you'll be free!!!

How long have you got until you leave school and go into the wide-world? 1 year? 2years?
But that's all, dude...2 years of hard work and study...how quick has this year gone, man?...it aint that long! And before you know it, you'll have got the grades that you need, and you'll be free from the confines of schooling! YAY!!

WORK HARD, AND PLAY HARD - that's my motto

I left school with over 27 different qualifications - so, they can stick their report up their asses! Bwhahahaha

YOU can turn it around, Buck (and you too, Darkneon) - but, only you can do it!

It aint gonna be easy, it's gonna get tough at times, and you're gonna feel like you aint getting anywhere sometimes...but hey, if you try your uttmost best, there aint nobody who can say, "!Bah, you just gave up!"

I know what you're going through, 'cos I went through it too...but if I can turn myself around, then I'm sure that you can.

Best of luck, you guys
Res...