What should I do if I'm falling behind in class?

What should I do if I'm falling behind in class?

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If you're falling behind in class, you should stop and immediately talk to your teacher. You want to ask them for any assignments you may have missed, meaning you have fallen behind. And you want to also talk to them about possibly redoing assignments to get a better grade. Your teacher is the first stop if you fall behind. After you have spoken to your teacher, you may want to talk to your High School counselor if you've completely failed a class, or you think you're going to fail a class, you perhaps want to start getting registered for summer school. Or take a zero period, do something after school, outside of your regular school day. But you want to talk to your student counselor and your teacher first if you're falling behind.