Does this seem like a good reason to change schools?

Hi, I kinda of suck at math, (and not am not bad at English , am only bad in spelling and grammar :P) anyhow, am having some problems. See in our math in this private school works like this: when we have tests, the questions of these test are all random questions throughout the past year and I REALLY suck at that. Working hard is pointless because if I do the questions that I worked on it will probally not even show up :shock:

That being said am usually a hard worker, I don't mind studying an hour for a test ifit will get be an A, but rather then testing you over what they did that week, they test you over the whole year. Right now am taking honors andI only have a 75, moving down to regular won't make a difference because again, the same test designs are still there.

Do you think I should ask my parents and switch schools, so I can work hard and do my best, in this subject? I already changed schools 8 times and am in the 9th grade, got held back in the 1st grade 8)(but I changed schools all those times because of my parents it was not because of me) any suggestions?

thanks.

See in our math in this private school works like this: when we have tests, the questions of these test are all random questions throughout the past year and I REALLY suck at that. Working hard is pointless because if I do the questions that I worked on it will probally not even show up :shock:

supergoat777

You mean you just memorize the answers to specific problems, rather than learn how to actually solve them?

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]See in our math in this private school works like this: when we have tests, the questions of these test are all random questions throughout the past year and I REALLY suck at that. Working hard is pointless because if I do the questions that I worked on it will probally not even show up :shock:

Oleg_Huzwog

You mean you just memorize the answers to specific problems, rather than learn how to actually solve them?

Wondering this myself and...

Hi, I kinda of suck at math, (and not am not bad at English , am only bad in spelling and grammar :P)

supergoat777

Isn't that like saying you're not bad at math, you just don't know how to add and subtract?

Yeah if you can't do the past problems then you're not really learning are you? When you get to college you'll be **** cause they move fast.

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]

You mean you just memorize the answers to specific problems, rather than learn how to actually solve them?

Enid_Green

Wondering this myself and...

Hi, I kinda of suck at math, (and not am not bad at English , am only bad in spelling and grammar :P)

supergoat777

Isn't that like saying you're not bad at math, you just don't know how to add and subtract?

ummmm not exactly I know how to spell, and use grammer enough to construct a decent paper. But am not good at spelling complex words, and high school level grammar.

Yeah if you can't do the past problems then you're not really learning are you? When you get to college you'll be **** cause they move fast.

Ragingbear505

Well I know how to do about 70% of them, I forget a lot of the other ones.

I dunno, you punched your teacher the other week didn't you?Ravensmash

Oh yeah but that was my english teacher not my math teacher.

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]See in our math in this private school works like this: when we have tests, the questions of these test are all random questions throughout the past year and I REALLY suck at that. Working hard is pointless because if I do the questions that I worked on it will probally not even show up :shock:

Oleg_Huzwog

You mean you just memorize the answers to specific problems, rather than learn how to actually solve them?

I lean how to do them, and use my skills on the test. they don't give you the answers to the problems before the test BRO.

[QUOTE="Ragingbear505"]

Yeah if you can't do the past problems then you're not really learning are you? When you get to college you'll be **** cause they move fast.

supergoat777

Well I know how to do about 70% of them, I forget a lot of the other ones.

Well then I guess you should be proud of your strong D average.

Sounds like you need to study more the purpose of the course is by the end for you to know how to do every problem in the book not just what you learned a few days ago.Empirefrtw

Yeah bit thats what the final is for BRO. Now what weekly tests are for.

sooo you want to change schools because your teacher test you on problems you learned in the past?

soo why even learn the stuff you do in cIass? learn it for one week get tested on it that friday and forget it you dont need it no more right??? is that how you see it?

your teach will you. your right you might not use every problem we do here in life but i bet you use some of it.

in my math CIass my teacher did 4 test a month and 4 weekly homeworks. The weekly homeworks would be like a study guide for the finale test of the month. That friday every week would be a test what we learned through out the week, The test at the end of the month would be a test on all problems though out the whole year.

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]

[QUOTE="Ragingbear505"]

Yeah if you can't do the past problems then you're not really learning are you? When you get to college you'll be **** cause they move fast.

Enid_Green

Well I know how to do about 70% of them, I forget a lot of the other ones.

Well then I guess you should be proud of your strong D average.

No you should. And I have a 75 BRO, last 6 weeks was a 78 and the week before it was like an 80. The home work pulls it up.

sooo you want to change schools because your teacher test you on problems you learned in the past?

soo why even learn the stuff you do in cIass? learn it for one week get tested on it that friday and forget it you dont need it no more right??? is that how you see it?

your teach will you. your right you might not use every problem we do here in life but i bet you use some of it.

in my math CIass my teacher did 4 test a month and 4 weekly homeworks. The weekly homeworks would be like a study guide for the finale test of the month. That friday every week would be a test what we learned through out the week, The test at the end of the month would be a test on all problems though out the whole year.

k2theswiss

Yeah but thats once a month this is once a week BRO, and lucky you she gives you a study for those. no study guide for me

um, in math classes ur supposed to learn how to solve a type of question, not a specific one. and yeah, when u get to college ur gonna be screwed if u can't work like that. memorizing the answer to one question is not the way to do teh maths.

so, no, not a good reason to move schools because all math classes are structured like that, math is cumulative, have to learn addition to know multiplication to know BEDMAS to know algebra to know calculas and so on. so it's fair that they test you on stuff from the beginning of the year (or even the year before).

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]See in our math in this private school works like this: when we have tests, the questions of these test are all random questions throughout the past year and I REALLY suck at that. Working hard is pointless because if I do the questions that I worked on it will probally not even show up :shock:

supergoat777

You mean you just memorize the answers to specific problems, rather than learn how to actually solve them?

I lean how to do them, and use my skills on the test. they don't give you the answers to the problems before the test BRO.

Then explain your "random questions" complaint.

[QUOTE="Empirefrtw"]Sounds like you need to study more the purpose of the course is by the end for you to know how to do every problem in the book not just what you learned a few days ago.supergoat777

Yeah bit thats what the final is for BRO. Now what weekly tests are for.

[QUOTE="Enid_Green"]

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

Wondering this myself and...

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]

Hi, I kinda of suck at math, (and not am not bad at English , am only bad in spelling and grammar :P)

supergoat777

Isn't that like saying you're not bad at math, you just don't know how to add and subtract?

ummmm not exactly I know how to spell, and use grammer enough to construct a decent paper. But am not good at spelling complex words, and high school level grammar.

BRO. STOP SAYING BRO.

Figure out a way to deal with it. If your having problems with that now, when you get to upper level high school your gonna bomb every final you take.

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

You mean you just memorize the answers to specific problems, rather than learn how to actually solve them?

Oleg_Huzwog

I lean how to do them, and use my skills on the test. they don't give you the answers to the problems before the test BRO.

Then explain your "random questions" complaint.

Now listen BRO. In most schools they spend a week learning how to do a equation. Then a week later they give you a test over the things they thought you that week, In this school they test you over THE whole year fulled with random questions rather then teaching you what you learned that past week. SO studying what you learned that past week is usually pointless.

BRO. STOP SAYING BRO.

xLFTMx

How else will I know when we're bonding though?

[QUOTE="k2theswiss"]

sooo you want to change schools because your teacher test you on problems you learned in the past?

soo why even learn the stuff you do in cIass? learn it for one week get tested on it that friday and forget it you dont need it no more right??? is that how you see it?

your teach will you. your right you might not use every problem we do here in life but i bet you use some of it.

in my math CIass my teacher did 4 test a month and 4 weekly homeworks. The weekly homeworks would be like a study guide for the finale test of the month. That friday every week would be a test what we learned through out the week, The test at the end of the month would be a test on all problems though out the whole year.

supergoat777

Yeah but thats once a month this is once a week BRO, and lucky you she gives you a study for those. no study guide for me

That should even be easyier lol one month is long time to forget. so once a week should be in your head.

Two, your past homework is your study guide... you already know how your teacher test so why don't you take on your own responabilty to back track each problem and refresh your self once a week.

these weekly homeworks we got wasn't 100% study guide to test . They was random type of problems through out the year, To keep us refreshed.

and my advice to you is stop using BRO... Hey BRO, Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro...

That being said am usually a hard worker, I don't mind studying an hour for a test ifit will get be an A,supergoat777

You mean you only study an hour and expect to get an A?? Listen I'm in Engineering in college and the math there sometimes asks questions as far as 8th grade that's how math is and in order to get an A I don't really need to study an hour I need to study for Days 8 to 10 hours. College will screw you mate and even if you don't take a math related major, if you keep blaming on others your lack of results you won't get too far

BRO. STOP SAYING BRO.

Figure out a way to deal with it. If your having problems with that now, when you get to upper level high school your gonna bomb every final you take.

xLFTMx

Well yeah finals are my weak point, that being said they usually give me a study sheet SO I COULD STUDY. bro.

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]

[QUOTE="k2theswiss"]

sooo you want to change schools because your teacher test you on problems you learned in the past?

soo why even learn the stuff you do in cIass? learn it for one week get tested on it that friday and forget it you dont need it no more right??? is that how you see it?

your teach will you. your right you might not use every problem we do here in life but i bet you use some of it.

in my math CIass my teacher did 4 test a month and 4 weekly homeworks. The weekly homeworks would be like a study guide for the finale test of the month. That friday every week would be a test what we learned through out the week, The test at the end of the month would be a test on all problems though out the whole year.

k2theswiss

Yeah but thats once a month this is once a week BRO, and lucky you she gives you a study for those. no study guide for me

That should even be easyier lol one month is long time to forget. so once a week should be in your head.

Two, your past homework is your study guide... you already know how your teacher test so why don't you take on your own responabilty to back track each problem and refresh your self once a week.

these weekly homeworks we got wasn't 100% study guide to test . They was random type of problems through out the year, To keep us refreshed.

and my advice to you is stop using BRO... Hey BRO, Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro Bro...

Alright thanks for the advice bro

[QUOTE="xLFTMx"]

BRO. STOP SAYING BRO.

Figure out a way to deal with it. If your having problems with that now, when you get to upper level high school your gonna bomb every final you take.

supergoat777

Well yeah finals are my weak point, that being said they usually give me a study sheet SO I COULD STUDY. bro.

If your planning on going to college, they dont give study guides. Usually anyway.

If you cant remember what your learning a few weeks later, there isnt really a point to learning it.

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]

[QUOTE="xLFTMx"]

BRO. STOP SAYING BRO.

Figure out a way to deal with it. If your having problems with that now, when you get to upper level high school your gonna bomb every final you take.

xLFTMx

Well yeah finals are my weak point, that being said they usually give me a study sheet SO I COULD STUDY. bro.

If your planning on going to college, they dont give study guides. Usually anyway.

If you cant remember what your learning a few weeks later, there isnt really a point to learning it.

a few weeks yeah, but not since the beginning of the year, I usually 70-85% of what I learned. Since the very beginning,

[QUOTE="Oleg_Huzwog"]

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]

I lean how to do them, and use my skills on the test. they don't give you the answers to the problems before the test BRO.

supergoat777

Then explain your "random questions" complaint.

Now listen BRO. In most schools they spend a week learning how to do a equation. Then a week later they give you a test over the things they thought you that week, In this school they test you over THE whole year fulled with random questions rather then teaching you what you learned that past week. SO studying what you learned that past week is usually pointless.

Just work hard and you can do it Also stop making so many threads o_o everyday I see like 1 or 2 new threads from youApocalypse97

Thanks :D. and no I won't :lol:

Just keep working at it. If you're this bad at math, have fun later in life. I still can't contemplate how some people found Pre-Calculus difficult when I was a junior last year. (hell, especially the seniors taking it this year)rcignoni

Hell go for it.Change schools.

Welcome to college good sir. Cumulative finals over everything. Especially math which is a comprehensive subject, of course your expected to know everything. If you don't deal with it now, you'll only have to deal with it later. ferrari2001

Welcome to college good sir. Cumulative finals over everything. Especially math which is a comprehensive subject, of course your expected to know everything. If you don't deal with it now, you'll only have to deal with it later. ferrari2001

lol you were kept back for a grade.

School should be easier for you. I know many kids who have accelerated a few grades and it's relatively easy for them. Just study consistantly and there should be no reason you can't get A's. It doesn't have to be much commitment.

lol you were kept back for a grade.

School should be easier for you. I know many kids who have accelerated a few grades and it's relatively easy for them. Just study consistantly and there should be no reason you can't get A's. It doesn't have to be much commitment.

moonwolf1

Yeah you got a problem with that or something?

Anyways it should be about the same, the brain is almost donedevolvingat age 15 (I believe) so 1 year should not make a big difference.

I would not switch schools for that reason alone, no.Elraptor

No a few other reasons, to lazy to list all of them, right now.

That being said am usually a hard worker, I don't mind studying an hour for a test ifit will get be an A,

supergoat777

What grade are you in? I can't see how studying an hour for a test is hard work, given that we need to study around four to five hours/day to have a chance at getting a 9.0+ at a test, here. Last year of high school was hell, and college isn't being any easier either.

[QUOTE="supergoat777"]

That being said am usually a hard worker, I don't mind studying an hour for a test ifit will get be an A,

TehOverkill

What grade are you in? I can't see how studying an hour for a test is hard work, given that we need to study around four to five hours/day to have a chance at getting a 9.0+ at a test, here. Last year of high school was hell, and college isn't being any easier either.

Damn in our school everyone says they never study, and even the ones who make good grades say the same thing, and usually make A's on tests. They always say things like "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH my I neverstudy for this test am am sooooooooooo going to fail :cry:" and end up getting like a 95. :o