<p>Teacher #1:[list=a]
[<em>]Teachers I really easy class (does not talk about subject students do whatever book says)
[</em>]Assigns Critical Review "Quizzes" ever so often and they quiz you over things you do not learn! You could fail like all these but only back it out with a B or C in the class and I REALLY need an A.
[li]Does not offer help due to lack of knowledge over subject[/list]</p>[/li]
<p>Teacher #2:[list=a]
[<em>]Teaches Latin (which if you didn't know is a fairly complicated language)
[</em>]Use to lecture most of his classes and didn't believe in grading system
[<em>]NOW his class is a "self study". He tells you to read a part of a chapter and do some worksheets. Next day Turn in worksheet get chapter and worksheets repeat.
[</em>]Random quzzies
[li]Not allowed to talk in his class at all so you can't ask for help because he just tells you to look at this other book explaining the latin story book...[/list]</p>[/li]
<p>Teacher #3:[list=a]
[<em>]Teaches Pre AP Chem
[</em>]Gives out complex worksheets and makes you learn from them, then tests you over them, and then lectures over it repeats.
[*]Those quizzes make up most of your grade.... :/[/list]</p>
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<li><p>Get an A. It’s fairly easy.</p></li>
<li><p>Use the internet to pick up on basics.</p></li>
<li><p>It’s chemistry. There are so many resources on that. Get an A.</p></li>
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<p>Alright… seek other teachers that teach the same subject, if your current ones can’t do the thing.</p>
<p>Teacher 1:
Are these quizzes on stuff in the book? If so, read regularly and try to read ahead as much as possible, anticipate what the next quiz will be on. However, I’m getting the gist that these quizzes are on things not in the book, and she also doesn’t teach these items in class. If so, point this out to her and see how she responds, she’ll probably tell you that she taught you it, so see what other students think and let her know. Be courteous about it though, she’d be much more willing to change how she teaches if you are respectful about it.</p>
<p>Teacher 2:
Are the quizzes on stuff already taught/assigned to learn? If yes, I see no other solution than to review as often as possible. If not, do what I suggested for teacher one.</p>
<p>Teacher 3:
If the worksheets really are that complex, find a friend or two you know well from the class, preferably people you would be able to work well with and not get distracted with, and form a little study guide between the 2-3 of you. However, make sure you’re not just putting down an answer because someone in your group said that’s answer, discuss until you all understand and agree. By discussing this, you’ll have a much firmer understanding of the concepts and the quizzes will be a breeze. Maybe the people you want to work with have a study hall with you, or try to work after school or at someone’s house.</p>
<p>I know these are all pretty demanding ways of dealing with this, but that’s just how some classes are: time consuming and difficult. You just have to be willing to put the effort in for some classes if you want the grade.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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1.He literally does not teach you do work out of a book. No joke! </p>
<p>2.They are in a book that is in complete latin (no English what so ever!) so if he doesn’t teach us and wants us to learn latin from a latin book with no english…yeah impossible</p>
<p>3.Yeah I think I will do that because some people actually get it</p>
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<li>Well are the quizzes on stuff in the book?</li>
<li>Tell him what you just told me, respectfully of course. If he doesn’t change, see if you can get a Latin textbook or study guide of some sort at the book store to help you out.</li>
<li>You might have more luck asking people who are still having a bit of trouble, but not the really dumb kids. Just kids who you know will be willing to work and are smart, but not quite getting the material either.</li>
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<li>no online
2.We have all tried…and that cost money…yeah…
3.I have smart friends that I can ask :)</li>
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<li>Well as long as you know the source of the quiz questions, then why would there be a problem? Just study.</li>
<li>If all of the class, like you said, agrees that his class is impossible because of this and he is too stubborn to change, then you need to take it to the assistant principal or someone higher than him.</li>
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<p>MIThopeful16 has said most of what needs to be said about the first and third situations. </p>
<p>For the second teacher, you better get used to it. College classes can sometimes be very similar to this, especially when you’re studying ancient languages. (And sometimes it’s even worse. Your grade for the class can be based off one final instead of several quizzes.) For Latin, you have a wealth of resources online, and you can find word-for-word Latin-to-English translations if you know where to look. It’s a well-attested language, so pull your own weight, do a little extra work, and you should be fine.</p>
<p>Obviously non of you know that much about latin. Its not just words and translations, their grammar system is very complex! Online is not a good way to learn latin just saying…</p>
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<p>… I’m learning Akkadian, dude. That’s cuneiform. At least Latin is written in an understandable script. I spend about two and a half hours a night just trying to identify which signs are which (i.e. going through a dictionary-sized sign list arranged by the Standard Babylonian signs when I’m looking for Old Babylonian signs, meaning I’m playing Where’s Waldo and trying to guess what the OB sign might look like when it evolved into SB). Then after I find the sign, I get to decide whether it’s phonetic or logographic, and then I have to pick the correct value, because one sign can have three different phonetic values and two different logographic values. And that’s just the transliteration. Then I have to normalize it. And then I get to translate it and parse all the verbs as I go along. (And yes, the grammar is difficult. Especially when you don’t even know you’ve transliterated the signs correctly.)</p>
<p>Then I have to memorize everything I just did and recite it in class in front of my professor (and my two other classmates) without looking at my notes.</p>
<p>This entire process takes around four hours for one or two paragraphs. In high-level Latin classes, you can get through 100-150 lines in an hour. In my class? If we’re lucky, we get through two paragraphs, but more likely one and a half.</p>
<p>Yes, I understand how frustrating ancient languages can be.</p>
<p>Exactly what MIT said</p>
<p>Get an A.</p>
<p>Also, isn’t latin not that hard, considering there are no orals or listening, and that most of english is based off of latin?</p>
<p>you dont need teachers to learn</p>
<p>But you need something to learn knowledge doesn’t just come out of no where.</p>
<p>I agree with waterboy. Find the motivation to teach yourself, if you really care about these subjects or your grades. If you do it well, there’s no way you’ll land short of an A.</p>
<p>Ahem…</p>
<p>Internet is something to learn knowledge from.</p>
<p>I ask (far too many) questions to teachers, but as for actual learning, I take home a book, spend a little time, and got it down pretty solid.</p>
<p>I guess I just learn in my own way…hate following along in class :/</p>
<p>with that said, I firmly believe you don’t need to follow along/have a good teacher to succeed. </p>
<p>Many times, I realize that the way the teacher is teaching us is complete bull and I find a 10x easier way to do stuff.</p>
<p>And books.
Freshman year, when I decided to double up in math one month into the school year, I had to catch up with a lot of the algebra 2 work the rest of the class had already finished. Using the same textbook, I was able to finish one month’s work in one week, on top of all the other school work I had to do.</p>
<p>Independent work might be more beneficial than structured classes for some…
Take advantage of it, and don’t b/s the Latin class (or any other class) just because you know you can get away with it. (That’s where I went wrong with German -_-)</p>