Marks256 said:Really, my main concern is, is it worth it? Is that "B" worth it? Is it worth getting up in higher math classes, and getting somewhat lower grades (so once college comes around, i don't have to take a remedial math class)?
Especially the part about getting with the ladies - biggest regrets I've ever had is not taking those chances and asking out the prettiest girl in class. When you find out years later that the feeling was mutual, but the opportunity is now lost... what a bummer. For all the anxiety of rejection, not taking those chances were my biggest mistakes. Luckily, it only took me thirty years to clue in, and it all worked out in the end - but if only I could go back in time I could have spared a lot of frettin' about nothing.dknguyen said:-don't fret about school so much, there are more important things in life
-lack of a university education never ruined anyone's life, it does not go hand in hand with happiness
-not to care if a girl has a boyfriend or not (don't ask don't tell policy)
-if you like a girl you must act
Krumlink said:Well do you have a GOOD gpa?
Krumlink said:Is it really worth slacking off?
3v0 said:If you dump the class and take it in collage you will be tossing away money. Could be a lot more then the cost of the one class if it causes you to take an extra semester.
jpanhalt said:What are your interests and anticipated major?
dknguyen said:don't fret about school so much, there are more important things in life
dknguyen said:if you like a girl you must act
That is another one of my problems. I really don't have a social life, and i am in need of a girl friend. I spend my friday nights down in my basement working on some project or another, and never take time to "get out there"...
Because of the resilience of their bodies, teenagers are rarely fully aware of how both extremes and even nuance in their diet, sleep, exercise, study, and recreation can materilize as significant effects on their achievements.Marks256 said:I do know for a fact that half the problem of my low math grade is that it is at the end of the day, and i am usually pretty burnt out come precalc time.
Again, this is a real and practical health issue, and ought to be addressed with the due respect it deserves. The limits of institutionalized education are realized as people approach their late teens and early twenties. As the capabilities of your conscience expand beyond the scope of what can be articulated and meaningful to you by any institution (public education, university, church, prison, etc), your conscience is initially poorly prepared for the independence and responsiblity that operating with full mental health requires.dknguyen said:Depression...isn't fun.
Kudos to your daughter. Her refusal, though, does fall into that murky region between doing what's right and doing what's best. Balancing her righteous indignation at what she's correctly identified as inferior teaching practice, with satisfying the teacher's criteria for the purpose of being able to compete in her new environment, is something you're likely most capable of guiding your daughter on (given you two are most familiar with the specifics of your situation).Nigel Goodwin said:She refuses to do this, because as she says, it's hardly showing your capabilities, and not showing the teacher where you might be struggling a bit.
I also wonder what the other kids are going to do in exams?.
But having to pay for one that did not result in a degree can, and has. Party ON !-lack of a university education never ruined anyone's life, it does not go hand in hand with happiness
dkguyen said:Aren't there exams in this math class? Or are you soley referring to grades on the returned work and not the actual grade?
I guess it would depend on whether the other students were actually writing down their work and then just changing their answer at the end to the one in the back of the book if it was wrongl; or if they were actually correcting their work to get the answer in the back of the book.
Marks256 said:The problem is, our teacher never explains new stuff thoroughly enough. He just runs through one or two problems, and expects us to know it from there.
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