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[Eagle of Fire]

While it is certainly not a reaction I'd condone (calling you stupid, I mean), I already think in the first place that some kids are already too much spoiled by gadgets and technology those days. You really don't need a cellphone to survive at school, and grounding is probably not permanent until you get your grades up and it's not that harsh. He was probably just angry about something and didn't realise that the average of your group is 60% before lashing out at you.

I'd speak with him again once he calm down. If I was your father, I'd probably be proud of yourself under the same circumstances. Communication is always the key solving problems like this one.

[Sebatianos]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Eagle of Fire @ Sep 22 2007, 11:54 PM) [snapback]312556[/snapback]</div>

He was probably just angry about something and didn't realise that the average of your group is 60% before lashing out at you.
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Well that one thing, but even if he does realize that, there is still nothing wrong with you doing better then the group average. An average should not be everybody getting a mediocre resoult, but some should aactually have higher results (to try and raise the average), because there will always be people who won't be ale to keep up to the average.

Oh and I perfectly agree to both statements (by EoF and STFM) about cell phones.