You definately need to talk to her. At the very least you need to find out if there is something specific that you're doing or not doing that has made her think of you as a lost cause. As for talking to you other professors, start with one that you trust and respect and say that one of your instructors (don't name names if you don't have to, you don't want to cause trouble) has approached you about not putting your all into your schoolwork and you want to find out if anyone else has the same concerns. You don't want to appear as if you are comlaining or tattling, just that you want to know if others have the same opinion of your level of dedication and see if there is anything you can do that would show how devoted you are to your studies.
I know it's frustrating to have a teacher question your motives. I had a lot of problems in high school with my principle and some of my teachers because I missed so much school due to illness. It didn't matter to them that I got my assignments turned in (either my brother or my parents would check in with each of my teachers daily to turn stuff in and pick up new assignmenst). They only cared that I wasn't physically in class, despite the fact that my doctor pulled me out of school to give me a chance to recover. I graduated with a 4.5 GPA (on a scale out of 4, talk about being an overachiever) and was 5th in the class despite spending more time in bed than in class. Luckily, I had a few teachers who understood how much it took for me to accomplish the work I did despite being so sick. 4 major illness in 4 years is hard for anyone to deal with, not to mention the fact that my best friend was having repeated surgerys to remove brain tumors. Some days I'm amazed that I ever graduated looking back on how much I had to deal with to get where I am now.
I wouldn't worry about the opinions of one professor. Now, if all of your professors feel the same way, then maybe you should try to figure out what it is about your attitude they have a problem with. But otherwise, as long as you know that you are devoted to your studies and being successful, hang in there. You can overcome this and go on to do great things. Then you can go back to that professor and say "I told you so"  . I can't wait 'til the day when I can walk into my senior government teachers office and say "look at me now, you didn't think I could handle your class because it required reading and thought processing, and I've made Dean's List all of the semesters in college and I'm in the Honors program recieving academic scholarships topped in amount only by the varsity althetic scholarships." Sometimes is sooooo gratifying to be able to say "I told you so".
Meg
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