Cause and Effect: Students' Grades When a student's grades are at the lowest, chaos occurs. His or her car is taken away, late night privileges are taken away, the curfew suddenly goes up, and "No TV!" A student certainly does not want this to happen, neither do the parents but why does it happen? Why does it happen to the smartest student in the school, or to a student who is not expecting it? Why do the grades drop like flies? There are many answers, but probably the most infamous answer is that the student doesn't try hard enough. The student may not understand that the course he is taking is more important than other things. He or she co