This is sad . . .

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Math 10H - D/C
English 9H - A
Earth Science - B
Design and Drawing for Production - B
Digital Photo - A+
Computer Programming - A+
AP World History - C
Gym - A/A+
French 2 - B</p>

<p>Ok. I think that is like a 2.7/2.8 GPA right there out of 4.0. Yeah. I SUCK at math. Like I blow. My teacher doesn't know how to teach and all the parents complain about her. My guidance counselor won't let me switch to a different honors class. She think if I switched, all the 2,200 kids would want to switch their schedules. I am getting either a D in math which is what I deserve but my math teacher might be lenient and give me the C because I did all the homework and came to extra help. And NO. I WILL NOT GO TO INTO A REGULAR MATH CLASS BECAUSE MY PARENTS WILL KICK ME OUT IF I DROP OUT OF IT. So yeah. I know colleges don't see your quarter grades but it is going to be really for me to get even like a B in math. How much is this going to affect me for the top-tiers? I am aiming for all A's (of course A+ but I am happy with an A) for 2nd quarter except in math cause that is like impossible since my teacher is a SUB for the whole year. What am I going to do?!</p>

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<p>What grade are you in?</p>

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<p>9th . . . lol</p>

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<p>um, don't worry. it's not weird at all that your first quarter freshman year might not be all that strong. you just need to find some way to learn the material, be it teaching yourself, getting help from another student or an older kid who's taken the class, or another math teacher, even. you really, genuinely don't need to panic about this at this stage of the game.</p>

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<p>You've gotta be kidding me, your parents would rather you get a D in honors math than get an A in regular math? What kind of parents are they?</p>

<p>Just drop math 10H. I assume that means 10th grade honors math. You're in 9th grade. Why not drop into 9th grade honors? Or 10th grade regular? You're still ahead of the pack but you will be less miserable.</p>

<p>If kids wanting to switch out is the only reason why your guidance counselor won't drop you into a level that's more appropriate for you, then sign a confidentiality agreement with her and agree not to talk about it. The fact that your guidance counselor doesn't want to do their job because they'd actually have to do their job is absurd. Your guidance counselor's job is to be your advocate. He/she's supposed to make things happen for you that normally might not happen. Not the other way around.</p>

<p>As for the teacher, if he/she's so terrible why hasn't he/she been fired?</p>

<p>If you suck at math, you shouldn't be in an honors class meant for someone a grade ahead of you. You're not in the appropriate level, I think. Escalate until it goes your way....although in public school, it could be difficult. In private school, outrage from parents could get a teacher or administrator fired, so if you go far enough up the chain, things usually will go your way, since they have a vested interest in keeping you and your parents happy.</p>

<p>If you're working hard and still getting D's you're not in the appropriate level. Drop the class. Ideally, you'd want to get an A in math 10H, but failing that, you'd rather get an A in math 10 or 9H than get a D in math 10H.</p>

<p>If you're getting Bs or C's, there's no need to worry, but if there's even a possibility of getting a D, then drop the class. NOW. There's no reason to take a class that you don't find particularly exciting that's too hard for you, no matter what your parents, guidance counselor, advisor or anyone else says. A strongly worded letter to the principal or the school board might help. At this point, it's not the grade that's the concern, it's the fact that you're in an inappropriately hard class. If you're in 10H now, then you'll go into 11H if you do well or 11 next year, which will be too hard for you, and then that might force you to drop back into 10. Take it from someone who rarely ever drops classes: TAKE AN EASIER CLASS.</p>

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<p>Itll be okay honey, you are a freshman. Highschool is not supposed to be this terrible. Peer tutoring is a wonderful thing. So is reading the book. There are words and examples in math books (I dont think you are an idiot, I just did not know this until about juinor year). Also, there is geometry/algabra II/trig for dummies books. The geometry for dummies one helped me bring my C- to an A freshman year. Main thing is to manage all the stress right now so that you can attack this problem in a practical manner. Thats what you are actually supposed to learn in high school.</p>

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<p>"I am aiming for all A's (of course A+ but I am happy with an A)"</p>

<p>+1 lulz points</p>

<p>Dude, with that mindset, you're setting yourself for the fall.
Perfectionism in college = fail.</p>

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<p>High School is definately harder than middle school. It's definately not strange to see such grades. All you can do is move forward and study twice as hard.</p>

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<p>Get a tutor.</p>

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<p>Taking Honors looks better on a trasncript than a regular class even if you score less in the honors class. Hang in there. I remember Pre-Cal. It was soooo hard for me and everyone in the regular class had it so much easier. I ended up with a low B in the class.</p>

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<p>I do have a tutor and it really does not help at all. And to "futurenyustudent", in my school we are accelerated so 9th graders take a 10th grade math class. I got put into the math honors class and I just think it is way to difficult. If I drop, I go into a regular 10th grade math class. Whatever, me ranting about it here isn't going to help anyway so I wont bother.</p>

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<p>In 9th grade I got a C in math 10 honors too, and I dropped out of it. In tenth grade I was in math 11, and by 11th grade I was back on the honors track. I guess I just needed the time to "catch up" mentally, because since 9th grade I've gotten As/A+s.</p>

<p>Maybe you should do that too?</p>

<p>and 10H is geometry based, right? god I HATED geometry..</p>

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<p>Yeah exactly. I hate all this functions like y = X^2 or you see a graph then you have to figure out what kind of translation it is and how it it is reflected or scaled.</p>

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<p>Maybe it's how your teacher is teaching it? Because my brother is in 9th grade and he had the same exact problem. He had a test on it recently, and I sat down with him and walked him through how I would answer it and such, and he seemed to get it a lot better.</p>

<p>You might need someone to explain it to you from a different light too. Try to ask a friend for help, or anyone who is more on your level and understands the math.</p>

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<p>Drop down. You'd rather have an A in regular and do better in your other classes (i.e. AP World) than get a C in honors while having spent too much time on the class.</p>