Todos os capítulos de Trashed for My Grades, Drafted by Nationals: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

My face was blank when I saw my practice test score. I still got a perfect score in math, but my other subjects combined didn't even add up to that much.Mocking laughter came from all around me."She scored high in one subject again? Does she only have half a brain?""Being bad at one subject is a weakness, but being bad at every other subjects is an intelligence issue.""So what if she got a perfect score in math? Her overall score isn't even good enough to get her into an average college."When class finally started, our math teacher, Dan Hoffman, walked in, and the classroom fell silent."Tanya Wagner is the only one in our class who got a perfect score on this practice test." He looked at me admiringly. "She did well, especially on the last problem. The approach was so original that even we teachers spent ages in the teachers' office trying to figure it out."Then, he sighed. "But Tanya, even though I really am impressed by your math skills, colleges look at your overall ac

My heart started racing. Excitement filled my chest. I immediately opened the official website and registered as an individual participant.When a confirmation message popped up on the screen, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.One day before the event, I called Ms. Walker to inform her of my absence. But I didn't tell her anything about joining the competition."Ms. Walker, can I request a day off from school tomorrow? I'm feeling a bit dizzy."Ms. Walker sounded impatient. "It's your senior year, and you're still taking days off? Even a slow learner knows they need to work harder to catch up. But you? You're already stupid enough, and you don't even bother trying. With grades like yours, how can you even justify taking a break?"She kept chewing me out, and I didn't say a word.Finally, Ms. Walker said, "I'm not approving your day off," and hung up.My expression didn't change.Whatever. She didn't have to approve it. I would still go to the competition even if it meant ski

All our classmates turned to look at Tammy in awe."Oh, my! Gold medalist? Does that mean she got first place?""Of course it would be Tammy! Who else in our class deserves the gold medal?"Tammy could no longer hide her smile as compliments bombarded her. With a triumphant smile, she walked over to the group.She gave a slight nod, looking graceful. "Thank you, everyone. It's me."But Ian Stewart, the head of the organizing committee, furrowed his brows. He studied Tammy for a few seconds, confusion in his voice. "You? But you look nothing like the winner's registration photo."Tammy froze, then she smiled awkwardly and explained, "Sir, come on, you're joking. Photos don't always look exactly like the real person."Patrick also stepped forward. "Yeah, sir. She's Tammy White, the top student in our grade!"Other classmates joined in. "Yeah! It's definitely her!"Hearing this, Ian looked down and scrolled through his phone, seemingly looking for the registration form. A few sec

When Mr. Hart saw Ian, a fawning smile appeared on his face. "M-Mr. Stewart? What brings you here personally? I-It's our great honor to have you here!"He quickly stepped forward, extending both hands in a respectful gesture.But Ian didn't take his hand. He just nodded coolly. "I came to deliver the good news to your student, Tanya. She won the only gold medal in the National Math Olympiad."Joy appeared on Mr. Hart's face. "Tanya? Tanya Wagner from our school? That's amazing. This is great news!"He rubbed his hands excitedly, then turned to Ms. Walker, praising her, "Ms. Walker, you've nurtured an outstanding student! The school will make sure to recognize your contribution!"Color drained from Ms. Walker's face, and she fell silent.Ian sneered and cut off Mr. Hart's excited remarks, saying, "Recognize her contribution? You should be punishing her. From the moment she stepped inside the classroom, she kept claiming we were frauds and doubted the fairness of the competition.

"I won't accept this!" Tammy shrieked. "How could I possibly be wrong? I've done this problem countless times! You're the ones who got it wrong!"Brian adjusted his glasses. He pointed to the auxiliary lines I'd drawn on the blackboard and spoke calmly, "The hard part of this geometry problem—and the only thing we're testing—is how you draw them. Tanya used just three lines to find the simplest way to solve it."Tammy's calculations covered half the blackboard. He turned to look at them and shook his head. "You got the very first auxiliary line wrong. The geometric relationships are all wrong, so everything you calculated after that is wrong too."Brian pointed at the equations. "You even used two theorems that have nothing to do with solid geometry just to make your calculations work. This isn't even about whether you can solve the problem anymore. You've already failed on academic grounds."He didn't consider Tammy's feelings at all and didn't mince his words.Our classmates sta