chapter 2

Time flies so fast and in a blink of an eye, the final exam is coming, After weeks of practicing in the library, The day of the test arrived, and John felt nervous but confident; he had given it his all during the test. When the teacher handed back the graded tests, John's heart raced Finally, he flipped his exam papers over to see his score, It was 76.

When he got home, John's mom noticed there's something different about him. “What's wrong, John?” she asked with concern. “I got a 76 on my math test,” John replied, feeling a bit defeated. His mom's eyes widened in surprise. “A 76? But you studied so hard! How did that happen?” She yelled, and John shrugged, feeling a bit defensive. “What's wrong? How did you get so low?” “It's not low,” he retorted, “your sister got 90 for every test! You're banned from using computers for one month!” “What?” He held his head and looked at his mother in surprise. “My score is above average!” He shakes his head, goes back to his room, and locks the door.

After a few minutes, he calmed down and, knowing that he needed evidence to let his mother believe in him, asked his teacher to give him an average score on the test and also some of the good student's scores to convince his mother. But when he tried to show her the average scores and the performance of other students, she refused to budge. She anchored her judgment on his sister's high scores and couldn't see past them. It frustrated John to no end. John didn't give up. He had to make his mom understand his effort and perspective. It would take time, but he would prove himself.