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I am in 9th grade, and have been for over a month (i heard people from the north go to school later so I dont know if any of you guys can relate). Last year math was my best subject, and it was Algebra. I could completely space out during all of our notes, and just look at a few examples towards the end and still understand everything. It was such an easy class for me, I almost always got the highest grades on tests, quizzes, etc. But now that Im in Geometry, IM STUPID!!! I dont know what it is, but im not very good in it at all. LIke on our test the other day, I thiought I did pretty good, and it turns out I got a 75! On our most recent quiz, I was jumpin up and down because I got an 89… I recently, as in today, srated going to “tutorials” for her class, but I feel kind of dumb. I mean, not that big of a deal, but I was awesome in math last year, and this year im not doing well at all… I dont really want any sympathy or anything, just wondering if anyone else that is “smart” not doing to good in school this year.
get used to that feeling. i’m a junior in college right now (ok I have a few years on you) and I get that feeling all the time. I remember being in high school, sitting in a few classes and thinking “oh my god I have no idea what’s going on” but I still made it through and graduated valedictorian. (big whoop, wasnt that big of a deal to me)
part of it could be the simple fact that its a new environment and takes some time to get used to, could just be that some things just dont make as much sense as before. its natural, happens to the best of us. dont feel bad about getting extra help, its the people who dont understand but still dont do anything about it who are the dumb ones. just keep workin at it and eventually it’ll come to you easily. or at least more easily than before.
as for me not doing well in school this year, its still too early to tell, but I know its not gonna be a fun semester. since i’m a junior now, i’m getting into my upper-level classes, meaning much much harder. to give you a flavor – Business Law, Organizational Behavior, World of Ideas, Promotional Policies and Strategies, etc. of course I get some classes I like – Personality Theory, Cognitive Psychology… meanwhile you’re probably sitting there going “man i’m glad I only have to deal with geometry” :p
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Tigerblade“man i’m glad I only have to deal with geometry” :p
yep, definitly now! Maybe I dont get it very much because I dont actually do my hw until 12 at night, and even then I only get half way done. I try to do me homework, but the TV wont let me! some people call not doing your homework laazy, but why do it at home when u can do it the day its due but during another class?
Also I keep losing my notes and stuff! I know I am disorganized, but its getting rediculous.
Quote:quote:Originally posted by colinMaybe I dont get it very much because I dont actually do my hw until 12 at night, and even then I only get half way done. I try to do me homework, but the TV wont let me! some people call not doing your homework laazy, but why do it at home when u can do it the day its due but during another class?
exactly my thoughts, but trust me on this one, dont make a habit of that. teachers tend to be not so friendly when they find out you have a life outside of their class, even if that life includes *gasp* other classes. who’d have thought you’d have something other than english class?? geez. i’ll pass along what my cog psych teacher told us the first day of class two weeks ago….
basically, he wants us to pick a time each morning that we go to the library (we of course have our own library on campus, he’s not talking the public library) and sit in a hard wooden chair at a hard wooden table. then we should study. and study. and study until we have class. then we should go to class, and immediately after class we should return to that hard wooden chair. “dont go home and sit in your couch in front of the tv and pretend that you’re studying, cause you’re not!!”
seriously though, i’d suggest finding somewhere away from the tv, away from *gasp* the computer, etc for at least half an hour, or an hour, or whatever you can handle, and just work on whatever it is you have to do. one of my big mistakes in high school and the last few years has been not setting aside time to actually get work done. I dont think my teachers know I do projects the night before, and I see no reason to enlighten them, but its getting to the point where I dont have that option anymore. my advice is, get into a good habit now.
Yeah…I’m in 9th too, and been having tons of homework. I guess I shouldn’t have taken all the honors classes w/o study hall. 🙁
I’ve noticed that I do have a lot more homework…and while I understand my geometry, the biology homework is hard and a PITA.
But got an 80 on a really hard book test on a book I didn’t read. :p
Honestly though, I dunno what to think about it all being so difficult. Our English teacher came out and told us that most of us would be getting Cs, Ds, and Fs on upcoming reports– but that he would be supplying other work that would be less strict in the grading for us to catch up on. Geometry isn’t hard for me yet…it’s just logic (something I always thought Algebra lacked a little).
I’ve been in 9th grade for a week now. It’s really not that hard compared to middle school. Math is still easy for me and I take Math AB Honors (for those of you who have no clue what that means, it means im taking an advanced 10th grade course). The only thing that bothers me are those teachers who talk like you should know the course they’re teaching ::cough chem honors cough::. We got more homework but not that hard. Oh yeh, I live in New York, so that’s why I’ve only been in school for a week.
OOOH OOH
sophmore
a in honors biology
a in honors chemistry
b- in honors math
a- in computer programming
d- in honors german
b+ in honors languagecan you identify the ‘trouble’ class?
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i was good in maths in my high school ( am in 2nd year college ). if any of u guys hv any probs with high school physics, or university physics 1 thru 3, or college chemistry 1 thru 2 and calculus 1 and 2, let me know.. I will try.
well I got my report card about a week ago, and I stumbled across this, so….
I got an A in Geometry!! well, an 89.51, but it rounded up. a ton of kids in my class didnt even pass. well now its our 2nd six weeks (we have 6 in all), so ill see how it goes
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