In yr 11 i was failing history we did two mock exams I got an F and E. All of our class failed and our teacher was so pissed off, she was on the brink of tears.
In class she'd have this spreadsheet with all the coursework grades some had A*/A etc
My coursework was at a U and every week she'd remind me to attend after school sessions.
I came up with*excuses e.g. I have maths support. She*literally used to go crazy. Forget about maths! this*school only cares about your science, English and maths! they don't give a damn about anything else!
2 months before the exam, as*I strolled into history coursework support, the sun came out. she said god is smiling and happy that you came today. I'll never forget that.
Tbh the only reason I attended was because it was 'do or die'.
Anyways I ended up getting a B in my coursework and a B overall in my exams. Sadly I never saw my history teacher but I bet she was gladly suprised.