I'm a sophomore in high school and my grades are slipping in a few subjects. And they seem to have lost all hope in me and keep putting me down about it. Saying how if it keeps up, I'll be a failure and ass-raped when i go to prison (their actual words). And they are trying to force me to sign up for the air force. which, no offense to anyone who has served and thank you for protecting this country, but its not for me. I want to pursue a career in computer programming. And they are killing all my motivation and self esteem and making me depressed. Any advice?
Edit: I forgot to mention, I have been studying and doing the homework in all my classes lately. Ive really been trying to kick it into gear, and sometimes i still do bad on tests because they are legitimately hard. they dont seem to acknowledge any of this.
[Edited on 12.10.2012 9:18 PM PST]