I am currently in the second semester of my Honors Geometry class. My teacher for the first semester decided to leave, so another teacher replaced her. In the first teacher’s class, I received a B semester average. However, in this new teacher’s class, I currently have a C, and I expect that it will continue to fall. (This replacement teacher is known for being extremely tough – even the best students only get a B in his/her class.)
Should I drop out of the class? Since it’s still the first half of the second semester, I can probably still drop without consequences on my transcript.
However, what would admissions officers think about being enrolled in Honors the first semester but not the second?
Do you need to have taken a geometry course (in middle or high school) to graduate? I think it was a requirement at my HS, but I don’t know about yours.
But you can work at it, right? How difficult is high school geometry?
Sorry, I meant dropping from the Honors class to the regular level geometry.
HS geometry should be easy, but the teacher likes to test on things that s/he didn’t teach or did not properly explain. I have studied the textbook and notes, did practice problems, went for help, and I’m still struggling, so I’m wondering if it might be a feasible option to switch to the regular class. Currently, nearly everyone in the Honors class has a low C, D, or F, with #1 having an A (yes, the gap between the #1 and the average is that large).
I feel that the outcome of this semester will probably be abominable, but I don’t know which is the lesser of the two evils…
Don’t drop the late in the year. We have 12 weeks left at my school. I hated Hon Geo and having a bad teacher doesn’t help, but you’ll survive! Good luck.
I honestly would not drop this late in the school year. Have you tried getting a workbook or looking at videos on Khan Academy?
Please look up Derek Owens Geometry, He has some videos on YouTube and my daughter really loves they way he teaches. Google him, he has a website. My daughter will be taking his geometry class as a supplement to her preAP Geometry in school.
Also look up Cool math guy AKA Chalkdust to homeschoolers, he is awesome too.
@VANURSEPRAC PreAP Geometry? What is that?
@Anish14 preAP is the Springboard’s pre advanced placement course that prepare one for AP classes. For example, at daughter’s school, their is preAP Algebra I, preAP Algebra II preAP Geometry then preAP precal then AP Calc AB, and AP Calc BC.
Thanks for all your suggestions. But Khan Academy is far too easy and since I’m already at this point in the school year, I can’t really take those long courses.
I’m not sure if my school would even let me drop as they recently released new policies starting from next school year that disallow people from dropping after they registered.
What would colleges think if they see one semester of Honors and another regular?
I don’t find it plausible that you could switch with (at my school, at least) a quarter left.
Try as hard as you can, which it sounds like your doing.
As long as you aren’t going for crazy selective schools, I think you will be okay.
@VANURSEPRAC Wouls this be the same as Honors Geometry, Honors A2 and Honors Pre-Calculus?
@Anish, yes it is the same as Honors.
@SharkBite view some videos on Youtube to help with the teaching. Best of luck to you