<p>so basically I need to change my program from this:</p>
<p>1) ap psych
2) govH
3) anatomy
4) ap eng
5) gym
6) ap calc ab
7) ap calc ab</p>
<p>to this:</p>
<p>1)ap psych
2)ap eng
3)antomy
4)govH
5)gym
6)ap calc ab
7)ap calc ab</p>
<p>but my guidance counseler wont change your schedule if you want a different teacher or period..and I dont plan to drop/add any classes. What should I tell my gc? I need to make up some bs-ed excuse to switch my 2nd and 4th pd cause I really cant deal with the history teacher Im scheduled for..ill like fail =O</p>
Tell the truth, but in a very persuasive and well thought-out way
Say your emotional stability necessitates that you lump your ap classes in the beginning and end of the day so that you won’t have stress throughout the entire day, which would likely trigger a severe panic attack that would make it difficult for you to continue without severe embarrassment at your current school. Yeah, basically you’re stuck.</p>
<p>I would try to see how well you do in the classes. If you find yourself doing poorly, then I would ask your counselor to switch you out. Try the classes out though; you may find yourself enjoying them:)</p>
<p>^Adding on, you have to map out a whole life history with the history teacher. Since the GC may ask the history teacher about you, these are the impressions that you must convey:
you had some incident with your history teacher
this will cause you to do poorly in the class, fear for the safety of your grade (especially if any subjective junk is included like essays, participation, etc.)
The incident is one that may not be remembered by the history teacher (until you refresh their memory) or that the history teacher will deny, just to spite you (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT)
Reason for this incident to not come up to any other authorities
DO NOT mention that this particular teacher is worse (harder grader, more homework, etc.) than any of the other teachers. </p>
<p>So, here’s a potential story. Email your GC. Your words will be much clearer, concise, and effective (with more potential ways to read into it that voice and facial cues would give away)</p>
<p>Dear GC,
I am terribly sorry to inconvenience you at this late hour. I have just been talking with my parents and thinking out some ways to handle a situation for the last few hours, though.<br>
Anyways, I’ll cut to the chase: I have a bad history with my history teacher (pun intended- I really need some humour right now!). When I was a freshman, I was eating lunch in the hallways with some friends. A test was going on in the history teacher’s classroom, and she came out and flat out yelled at us. I thought that was all, but a few weeks later, I was walking by her classroom when, as chance would have it, my backpack and lunch tray spilled all over the floor. The history teacher heard my mess, went out into the hall, and yelled at me again (she seemed to remember me from a few weeks for). I told her it was an accident, but she replied with “Why the f*** do I care!?” After that, I ran down the hall to the bathroom crying, leaving all my stuff behind. I was considering bringing this to the principal’s attention, but I figured I wanted to avoid this teacher as much as possible from then on (I’ve dutifully avoided her classroom).
If she does remember me, I fear my grades may unfairly suffer, as I have heard that her class has a heavy subjectively-graded portion. Now, she may not remember who I am, as I have grown a bit taller and lost some baby fat. Even then, how am I to know that a poor subjective grade I receive reflects accurately on my work? It’s this doubt I fear. That, and a sinking feeling that my performance in the class may suffer due to my own personal fear of her- I surely won’t be very willing to participate, and I don’t think I’d be as willing to learn the material knowing she’s teaching it.<br>
So, I send this email asking for a favor. I realize that I have no right to switch classes. I realize other people want to switch classes too, for whatever reason. But, on a person to person basis, I have a feeling that you could make a huge difference in how comfortable I am this year in class (even if it means switching to a more difficult teacher, which I’ve surmised would likely occur). I greatly appreciate any consideration on your part.
Sincerely,
me.</p>