<p>I go to a school that offers a variety a classes that can be either hard or easy that are supposedly on the same level. Ex. My AP Stats class was SO difficult, but my AP World History class was a joke, my teacher didn't like World History. Anyway, the point is, do you find yourself doing less on the easy classes and getting worse grades than you should. The difference between an A and an A+ because you find it so easy and so much of a blow-off class. Yet on the harder classes, I work harder and do my work, not because I want to usually, but because I feel I have worked for the class, listened to the lectures, and because the teacher actually teaches. I feel I go to school to socialize but to also learn and when the teachers don't give their best, then why should I? Am I the only one?</p>
<p>I know exactly what you mean. I ended up with an 80% in my Chemistry class, not because it was ridiculously hard, but because my teacher just didn’t care and I had no motivation to try harder. I feel like if I had a better teacher, I would have paid attention more and worked for the A. Sort of the same thing for my Health class as well… It was so easy that I never studied and rushed through all my work because I knew that, no matter what I did, I would hold an A. I think I ended with a 95% when I could have had a 100% with just a bit more effort.</p>
<p>Haha, I’m not getting B’s and C’s from not trying, I mean it’s still an A, but it’s a low A when I could have gotten a 100 or something. But, I think it’s also because it’s boredom and a lack of stimulation, my brain goes on freeze mode or something.</p>
<p>If the teacher enjoys his/her job and doesn’t seem to hate the class too much, then I’m much more inclined to do my work; I don’t want to be that kid who makes the teacher feel like he or she is under appreciated/wasting time. On the other hand, if they don’t care, then I’m much more likely to listen to music or talk the class away versus actually doing anything (if I dislike the subject matter).</p>
<p>Is that referring to my post? I didn’t say that it’s the teacher’s fault. Clearly whatever grade I receive is totally and completely up to me: effort put in = reward given back.</p>
<p>It’s not that I don’t want to do the work, but I feel that the class becomes sort of pointless because less emphasis is put on the curriculum I guess. Previous students who had taken her class had made 1’s on the exam because they didn’t learn WHAP. In fact I had to, in two weeks, I read the Kaplan Study Guide, talk about stressfull. The point is, although it is my fault for not doing the work, but it’s the teachers fault for not teaching properly. I can deal with given an assignment and asked to turn it in without reviewing the topic. My teacher however just taught American History mostly and then got mad when we complained about a test she never told us about over a chapter.</p>
<p>It’s not the teaching style that’s the problem, it’s the lack of teaching. The time spent in that class could have been better spent in another class.</p>
<p>Haha, what’s worse is I had her previously in 8th grade for an American History teacher which she was awesome at. But the original query I asked was if you ever felt that because the class was a blow-off, do you feel that you don’t work as hard as you should.</p>
<p>I’m not saying that I can’t do the work or learn the material if the teacher doesn’t teach; I’m saying that the desire to do so is greater if they care and if they like what they do. Whether or not the work gets done is a matter of priorities, and, immature as it may be, some classes get ranked lower than others based on how important the class is to my teacher. However, I don’t complain about the grades that I receive because, in the end, all of that’s up to me.</p>
<p>I completely agree with lldm21 ^ because my motivation is higher to do well.</p>
<p>Also, apologies for my first response- I didn’t realize how hostile that sounded until I re-read it.</p>
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