Soo school is about to start and I'm already worried lol

[Zahboo]

My parents try to help, but they really don't help. My mom doesn't understand any of it. My dad thinks I should get it first try and when I ask him for help it's like he thinks I want him to give me the answer. I can teach my dog math... No younger siblings. I'm a loner (like it that way) but do have friends that I study grouped with the past 6 years. That helps until they get bored. I don't want to spend the time studying, rewriting notes, and all that, but it's the only way I get it. I was taught in elementary and middle to rewrite notes EVERY night, and we had workbooks that were due at the end of the week, do them at your own pace. But in high school it's different. We cover 5 chapters sometimes a week. That's a lot. We have homework from stuff we didn't talk about in class, so you're teaching yourself. Last year I had a math teacher that everyone loved bc he was a coach. I HATED it. He would play pacman for half the period. Told the principal but it was too late to change classes. Hoping this year will be better. First semester is elective, second is ALL core classes, so this will be "fun"

 

[Zahboo]

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Really? They allow texting in CLASS?!?!

At Annie's school, if you're even caught with your phone on it's taken away until the end of class. And that's just the first offense. Second offense and I think they're sent to the office and then home with a one day suspension....or something like that....

Sounds like your school needs to wake up and smell the coffee and realize that the classroom is NO place for texting to be going on!

Certain teachers do, others don't. I guess they think the ones texting don't annoy others? I don't see anything urgent enough to text for an hour and a half...

 

[Renee]

Good news! School gets MUCH better when you get to college.

The best way to do well in a class is to do all of the homework on time. It's that simple.

Imagining you have to teach the topic to someone else is an excellent suggestion as well.

Of course, all of that requires something most of us are sorely lacking... self-discipline. I wish I could buy it at Wal-mart.

 

[sweet tweets]

Well, it sounds like you are well on your way to identifying your own learning style. Good for you. Tape lectures, take notes later.

Ask your parent to write a note that says you need a seat at the front of the room nearest the teacher - claim a hearing or vision problem if needed. By alpha order I was always at the front and it was perfect for me, so if your hearing/vision problem is only fiction - so what!!!

One of the things you have to figure out fast when in school is what each teacher expects and how they teach and test. I was good at that - after the first week of school, I had most of my teacher pegged. That made me a "good student". It also has made me a better teacher - I try to make my expectations really clear to my classes.

And finally, if you have a person who is willing to help you and seems happy to do so - don't feel guilty, accept the help and say thank you! I had a student for 3 years - 6, 7, & 8th grades - I was her Special Ed teacher. Every afternoon she came to my room and did her homework or studied while I prepped for the next day. She worked hard and always had great questions for me. In 8th grade she pulled a 4.0 for the whole year with only after school assistance! I was so proud of her. She received a special principa's award for the extra work she had to do because of her learning style (aka: disability).

Another student that I had several years later ALWAYs BomBed tests - ALWAYS - so I would have to "discuss" the material with him later and then he could improve the grade. When he went to HS I wrote a letter explaining that he belonged in AP classes despite the "scores" he just needed an alternative to regualr testing.

He has gone on to be a talented graphic artist with a booming or blooming business.

Go For It - Get What You Need!

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

Off topic post.. but Emzyyy, are you a cross country runner?

Good Luck Zahboo!!

 

[Zahboo]

My main thing is questions. I ask A LOT!!!! And they may seem really stupid. The teacher may have just said it, but in my head I have a checklist. If for some reason it doesn't click that the way they worded it answers that question I HAVE to ask it. It may seem like I was daydreaming because of it.

With the hearing thing. I am hard of hearing and easily distracted. I like sitting up front, no heads in the way and I can't see what other people are doing. That's GOOD. I have glasses so vision thing is applicable. I don't know if I should try to see their teaching style and if I don't grasp what they teach tell them I don't understand it that way, or if I should barrell through it and try and try that way. I mean I'm up for new ways but what works for me isn't what may work for anyone else and vice versa.

 

[Emzyyy]

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Yes, thats how I plan on going to college.

 

[theOEGBman]

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TOOOOOOOTALLY agree. I was never fond of school when I was forced to go, but now that Im in college, I love it. I start at the end of the month and I am so anxious to get back! Good luck.

 

[WriterofWords]

Make a "study buddy" in each class you have and get together regularly to go over your work. Be hones and upfront with your teachers about your note taking issues and ask them to repeat if needed. Don't be shy about raising your hand and saying "Could you repeat that so I can write it down". Like I tell all my classes,, if you didn't catch it or understand it, then I guarantee at least 5 others didn't either and someone has to have the guts to raise their hand.

Text anxiety is suffered by many and you have to find what works for you. If you are uncomfortable about testing in a room with a large group, talk to your counselor about and have accomodations set up where you can test in a quiet, solitary environment. Ask your teachers if they do reviews the day before a test and then take new notes to study that evening. Get together with your study buddy and test each other from your own notes.

I have my students right questions from their notes as if they were making up a test. That way it reinforces the information I've given them by having them rewrite the info into a question.

The biggest thing I can tell you though, is don't make it so hard on yourself. You've already caused yourself stress by telling yourself you are going to have problems. It's only as hard as you make it on yourself. Decide right now that you are not going to have these problems this year and if you do start falling behind or feel like you might, talk to your counselor and teachers and ask them for extra support. They might be friendlier than you think if you are honest, straightforward, and accept that they have a lot of students to teach but are usually willing to work with those who ask for help.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

If you are worried about the material that is going to be taught, then at the end of the year, go to the teachers that you will (or may) have for next year and ask for a text book. My teachers have allowed me to do that and reading what will be taught ahead of time may help you.