would be nice if mum was not pressing me about my avrage grades i get Cs I am not the worlds smartest person considering the surcemstances i am happy with Cs but no thats not good enough 
I think I see grades in a quite completely different light than you might.
For example, I don't see an 'A' as an 'excellent' grade.
It just means 'This person has learned as much as I can possibly teach them in classroom format - but actually making something out of it is a different story'.
Put in other words, there is a gap between an 'A' in classroom format classes and actually owning the knowledge.
That gap is so huge, so enormous, so demanding of extra study, attention, effort, out-in-the-wild-on-your-own type willpower ...that the gap between C and A is miniscule in comparison. Especially if there is a person whose mission in life is to help you bridge that smaller gap between C and A.
(and yes, I
am older than neuro)
