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I despise, detest and abhor my computer from the bottom of my heart.
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<p>It's funny cause you have like a 1000 posts on CC.</p>
<p>i hate science :). my parents are doctors so i think it's a sub-concious rebellion.</p>
<p>i also ABHOR my ap human geography teacher. die!</p>
<p>Jon K...I'm the opposite of you. Earth and Space Science is the only one I can't stand. As my Bio teacher says, who gives a crap about rocks? This is life! I love bio and chem, but have had no physics yet. I don't know if I'll like that as much next year. Science is by far the LEAST useless..many more useful applications than the other classes. It could be because my bio and chem teachers were the 2 best teachers i've ever had, but still. I hated science until sophomore bio and now junior chem. Before that, I also hated science. </p>
<p>Also, like LaLara sort of, my dad is a cop but I HATE cops...</p>
<p>exactly, runningcircles1, you said exactly what i was going to say!</p>
<p>Who the heck cares about all those old dynasties and empires unless u wanna be a historian? That'd only help you if u went on a trivia game show.</p>
<p>Science, math, english LANGUAGE, and foreign language are my only worthwhile subjects. honestly, i don't care about literature either unless they're really good books.</p>
<p>Math. Namely:</p>
<p>AP Calculus 1 &</p>
<p>AP Calculus 2</p>
<p>I hate science + math, it's all about english + history. Yea!</p>
<p>I love science. So there :)</p>
<p>I liked bio and even somewhat liked chem, but physics is a killer. It's gotten better, but there's no way in hell I'll take the SAT II in it or anything that would really demonstrate my understanding! ihateCA is right in that people who actually like it will continue to pursue their interests, regardless of what we teach in schools. I personally don't want to take AP Calc next year, but I need another year of math and that's all I can take. Why don't they let me stick to social science.....eh.</p>
<p>logisticslord, I don't like learning about Earth, as in the Earth's core and stuff. Ahh! Soooo boring. I do like learning about the exploration of space and stuff. That's pretty cool.</p>
<p>I hate learning about the forces on a sitting box. Who gives a s***? I have the utmost respect for the people who like that kind of thing because I'll admit we need it and as long as I don't have to do it for a career, I'm happy. Seriously, though - some of the problems in physics are ridiculous. Sure, they might be a nice intro to the hard stuff, but why do we have to do any of it?</p>
<p>History repeats itself cooljoe. If we don't learn history, WWII and the Holocaust will happen all over again.</p>
<p>I abhor learning about electrical forces and stuff too. Who gives a *****? Who cares? When you plug your computer into the outlet, it turns on. (If it's a laptop, it charges.) There. That's all I need to know about electrical forces. I don't care how my computer gets charged, because it does whether I know how it gets charged or not. </p>
<p>Yes me too, I respect the people that like this kind of crap because that means I don't have to know it. Do you really care how airplanes fly? Unless you're a pilot or an aerospace engineer or an air traffic controller, NO. I'm going to become a Currency Trader or Stock Trader or something like that. I don't need to know. I couldn't care less. Seriously. You board the plane, you get in your seat, you put your seatbelt as instructed, and you watch the boring safety demos (1000x) and wait for the plane to taxi out to the runway. The plane shakes a lot, makes a truckload of noise, and you feel the plane taking off. That's how airplanes fly. Beat that explanation! :D</p>
<p>Math. I was pretty good up until 7th grade. So basically I am good at arithmetic and not mathematics.</p>
<p>Good lord, I have a month to bring a D up to a B.</p>
<p>It's interesting how you really try to encourage yourself to "hate" science. It would be more appropriate if you just said "I am not very interested in these subjects as I find my self attracted to economics, etc." </p>
<p>Also, trying to be completely ignorant of your surroundings is usually not a good idea. What happens when your car breaks down? </p>
<p>And the point of doing problems w/ blocks in physics is because it teaches you the principles. If you want to study real world problems take mechanical engineering. It gets very complicated, very fast, and the principles you learn w/ blocks can be applied to many other things. If you think blocks are hard, wait till you get to real fluid dynamics and quantum physics. ;p</p>
<p>I was really good in math in 8th grade because we had a great teacher. He actually knew what he was talking about and could explain it so we could understand. I'm talking like I went from an average grade to one of the best in the class and scored in the 95th percentile on state testing! Ah, those were the days....now it's what, 540 math on the SAT? I want that teacher back for the high school subjects that matter! He might teach AP Calc next year - if he does, I will rejoice.</p>
<p>p.s. I don't think blocks are hard. Actually, I find them easy. I just have very little patience for problems where I cannot see a point. I find the rest of physics pretty hard, though. As long as I hold onto a B, I'll be happy.</p>
<p>sagar: If your car breaks down, there's something called AAA. You call them, and they'll come within the hour and fix the car/tow it to the shop/whatever they need to do to get it working again. :D</p>
<p>Ewwww.....I hate engineering. Machines are boring. Engineering is gross. People are interesting.</p>
<p>And physics is just ridiculous. As long as I hold on to my B+ I'll be ok. I went from like a "Get an A" attitude to "Survive physics with a B-/B/B+" attitude in less than a month of starting that class. :)</p>
<p>I'm sure most of you haven't experienced this, but you know when you work so hard on something, and you seem to hit this glass ceiling of some sort? This is the very feeling I get in physics. I studied like no other in phys and the highest I can get is a B+. And THIS GETS OLD, very quickly. Now it's no longer a "get an A" game-this is a matter of survival. </p>
<p>I suck at arithmetic, but I'm good at math. :confused:</p>
<p>i know what you mean. at the start of my senior year i just gave up. i never thought i'll like -b's and c's, was an a student. haha</p>
<p>Uh...to clarify...for the past 40 years the US government has shifted the focus of public schools FROM humanities TO science because of how valuable it is.</p>
<p>Engineering is gross? I think you ought to treat the subject with a bit more respect, whether you're good at it or not. You don't have to get down to the technicalities of how a computer operates, but you should at least appreciate the fact that if it weren't for people who DO have technical expertise, there would be no device for you to simply plug in and turn on. Don't bash an invaluable field because of your own struggles with it.</p>
<p>I will concur that NYC is an awesome city, though.</p>
<p>As far as science goes biology isn't so bad-genetics and anatomy/physiology is pretty interesting. Physics and Chem however is a completely different story- I hope i never have to take those classes again
I <3 NYC too!</p>
<p>I actually quite enjoy biology and chemistry, particularly human anatomy and physiology. However, I despise math. I am not planning to beome an engineer or physicist, so why are functions or quadratics relevant to me. Frankly, I would prefer to learn business and consumer math over algebra because of its functionality.</p>
<pre><code>IMO, I think that practical math such as consumer and business should be stressed over the others. Many kids who graduate barely know anything about finances or managing money which are quite important. Perhaps thats why many Americans are up to their eyeballs in debt by twenty five.
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