How do Relationships Affect a Student’s Academic Performance? Does dating lower grades? Our parents had never had to worry about this question since the only things their toddlers cared about was learning how to walk and talk. As their children grow order, they start feeling attracted towards certain classmates. It just starts out as your 4th grade crush, and the parents have to remind their child that it’s too early to have a crush, just focus on school. Once the child reaches high school, they are buried under huge amounts of homework and have barely any time for all their clubs and activities. However, they are still ogling at that fourth grade crush of theirs. Since a student’s performance in high school grades is crucial to their future in college, parents want their child to be clear of all distractions. Granted, parents fear dating in high school for a good reason.