I'm in high school in good level classes and I got 3 A's, 3 A-'s, and one C in English. Could this be a problem with the teacher because she is very strict about homework like if you're missing one question in a homework assignment she'll mark it as no credit and she gives us hgiher level vocab.
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Answer all the questions, once you are in real life working there's no "OK ill give you all you money even thought you didn't completed All your work"
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What do you have to be worried about, it's just a standerdized test.  It doesn't count towards your grade or anything.  I get straight A's in school, but I never worry about tests like that because my grade is not affected by them.
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How many students failed the course?  If it is only a few and most students passed, it may not be the teacher's fault.  Algebra can be tough, and not all of us are able to do it easily.  \n\nThroughout your schooling you will probably have to cope with a number of teachers who teach in a style that doesn't work well for you, so you need to let them know your problems and work out a plan to do something about them.  Sometimes teachers can be very helpful if you can explain why you don't understand something, or what it is you don't understand.  \n\nIn the end, we are all responsible for our own learning, so check out the summer schools in your area or get a tutor.  Possibly ask for help from another student in your class who did well - that student may have some insight into the teacher's teaching style.  Lots of students need some extra time to master algebra, and while it can be very frustrating, it is often because of a combination of factors, including a tough curriculum, large classes, etc., not just the fault of the teacher.\n\nGood luck with it.
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Well i love my alg 2 teacher cuz he makes the class fun and really cares about us. My english teacher is compelelty crazy. I think she really is from another planet, she is so fun to mess w/. My Human Anatomy and Physiology teacher is soooooooooo boring, but he's still cool. Last my World Cultures teacher is a real b***h. She loves to give us 2 projects at once, as if we don't have any other classes, and she doesn't give us notes or anything!
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While in class, the teacher teaches you the the contents of a course. If homework were not assigned, how would you get the practice you need to hone the skills you need to successfully pass the course. I was in school once myself, and none of us like homework. If we were given the option of doing homework, or not doing homework, then NO HOMEWORK would be done by 95% of students, and the number of duds walking the earth would be astronomical.
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Dont worry about it! u get way better grades then i do and i am in sixth grade. those grades are great! Those are above average, because those grades arent C's and a C means average. So even if you did get a C that would still be pretty good. Please dont worry about that, I would kill for good grades like that, and even if you did get a bad grade that doesnt mean you are not smart! Just try your hardest and dont slack off, and be proud of yourself, I hate to sound corny but dont sweat it. those grades are Great!!!
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I don't know what kind of random hits your teacher is making on the students.  Perhaps you can't get past that?  I went to three universities and graduated with a 4.0 GPA in all.  The key to my good grades was my note taking.  I took amazing notes and then when I got home, I went through them and outlined my notes making more sense of them.  By the time I got through outlining and making a really nice bunch of note pages, I knew the material.  It helps to not be freaked out by tests as well.  They never bothered me.  You either know it or you don't.  I think trying to study at the last minute outside the classroom door is foolish.  All that can do is get you all nervous and confused.  Even being around other students who are panicking over their last minute studying will have a negative effect on you.  I stayed away from the classroom and those students until the very last minute and didn't crack a book before the test.  Like I said, "If I didn't know it when I got there, I wasn't going to learn it in 5 minutes!"  I also helped other students study for their exams (the same ones I was taking) and this also solidified the information in my brain.  In that case, you give and you get something in return.  If there was an area which was extremely difficult to grasp onto, I stayed after class and talked to the instructor or made use of the computer programs available for that particular subject.  Good grades take hard work.  Your grades to date are not to be sneezed at, so don't be so hard on yourself.
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You see, it's like this.  Teachers are bitter, old, mean people who can't stand the idea that kids are going home and have nothing to do but watch TV and play video games.  So they assign homework.  Sometimes they assign LOTS of homework.  Most of the time they just throw it away when you turn it in.  They don't want to bother correcting it ... they're gonna go home and watch TV and play video games.\n\nOr they want to help you learn.  I don't know which.
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I think so yes. Talk to your child's dean, or councilor. they will know. It is not the same everywhere though. BE CAREFUL WITH MOVING! Do not let any credits get "lost" or "mixed up". I moved three times in high school. By my last three months in my Senior year, they told me my credits were not in order. I have about 2 in a half in algebra 2 1 in a half in geometry, NONE for English 1 and 2. When a child moves from state to state in high school, some teachers quite, and don't turn in what they need to, and sometimes they get your credits mixed up with someone Else's. It is a big problem. I moved from North Carolina, to Texas, and than to New Mexico while I was working on my high school credits. Just be careful, and make sure everything is in order with the credits BEFORE your child starts a new year. I ended up needing to do two whole years of homes school because of that. It also made me decide to not go to public schools anymore. Good luck with all.
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try calling/e-mailing/im-ing your fellow classmates and see if they are understanding it. What movie is this? Oh, and when I started middle school I had tests everyday for 2 weeks, in fact, one day I had either a test/quiz in EVERY subject. If you just relax and chill out everything will be fine, and you'll get through it. As for your homework, just write down 5 important points of the movie and describe them a little. Homework actually can't affect your grade that much anymore in middle school, that is if your school is following the basic educational standards. You could even try staying after school/going before school to talk to your teacher about this and other homework problems you don't understand. Also ask your parents, siblings, and again.. your CLASSMATES for help. If I had no classmates, I probably would've failed my first year at middle school. It's always nice to have classmates to rely on when you really don't understand something. Good luck hunny and RELAX!!
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omg, i know how you feel! go to your most trusted teacher (in my case my english teacher) and tell her what your archrival is doing. i use to have this one guy cheat off of my papers on test and when i told her, it came to a screetching halt. also, if she is making bad grades then she shouldn't have made the team. talk to the coach of the baseball team about that. but be reasonable and calm about it.\n\nluck!
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How do you expect to learn anything in school if you don't do your own homework. My mother was a chool teacher and she would never help my sister and me do our homework.  She told us to ask the teacher if we needed help.
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I have been in the same boat as you...and now I am a teacher.  First you need to find out what criteria you need to meet in order to get a better grade.  Talk to the most evilist teacher alive, and let her know you want to get better grades.  Ask her if she has a rubric for grading her papers.  Perhaps you are not getting or studying the right information...such a waste to study something that really doesn't matter.  Good luck!
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chances are no one is going to have those and even if they did most teachers change answers around for each class. just spend all the time you would have to use looking for the answers online and study.
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Oh my goodness, you are too young to be worrying that much about grades!  Eeeek!  They push kids harder and harder as the years go by...\n\n3.7 is a great GPA!  It seems to me like math is your forte.  It is VERY common for people to do better in the classes they are more interested in.  We have a limited attention span, and we have to delegate what we really listen to, and what we don't.  Personally, I am not good at math.  So because I do not have a passion for it, I am more attentive in English.  And often, it is not even on purpose, but it's in our human nature to ignore what we don't care to hear.  But unfortunately, as you will learn in life, you have to force yourself to! \n\nMy advice for you...you seem to be doing well in math.  So, as that's not your 'problem' area, I would focus more on literature.  Ask yourself what it is about Literature that you are not understanding.  Do you have a problem finding the meaning of what you are reading?  Do you have problems reading a large amount of text?  Try and figure out what it is that is making the class difficult for you.  Let a parent or guardian know, and they can definitely help you!  Another person to ask would be your teacher.  They are there to help you learn, and if you are honest with them and say "I need help," they will be more than willing!  Especially since it affects their salary! (or at least it will soon).  Another idea is to find a friend in the class to study with.  You may be too young, yet, to have study groups.  But I have been studying with friends since late elementary school, and it helps a lot to hear the information from someone other than a teacher!\n\nOne technique I have used before is while you are reading a short story or article, write down the main characters, their roles in the story, the plot, important events, etc...  When you are done reading, review the notes you took and it will help solidify the information and make it stick better!  College professors actually advise students to review the information they learned in class immediately following lecture because you keep it in your short-term memory longer, which will make it easier to translate to long-term memory!  \n\nAlso...an honors math class...a 3.7 GPA...you are NO dumbie! :)  And even if you get a bad grade on something, it does not mean you are dumb!  I consider myself an intelligent person, and I have failed tests/exams before.  Sometimes, you just have bad luck or you get a brain fart during an exam!  It happens to the best of us!! So don't worry, and if all else fails, ask for help! :)
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I see why he is having trouble at school...\nIf his writing (spelling / punctuation)  is as bad as yours, then he probably gets picked on by the rest of his class.
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Congratulations to you, and a hearty cheer for taking on such a challenging task.\n\nI arrived mid year once to teach 8th grade English and History.  The situation was not as...degenerated as you describe, but it was tough for both sides.\n\nI think others have given valuable advice.  These kids need structure and enforcement of rules, whether they know it or not.  Make your rules fair and apply them equitably and you should have some success.\n\nI do disagree with the idea of using a Homework pass as a reward.  Don't we assign homework because of it's value to learning?  Letting a student earn the privilege not to do an assignment completely dilutes its educational value to the students left doing it.  Other rewards are certainly useful, though.  Stickers actually work to motivate a lot of kids.  Even though they're in 10th grade, they'd still like to bring home a "refrigerator paper" to show mom and dad (or whoever's at home).\n\nI think you also need to acknowledge out loud the things many of these kids have gone through outside of school, as well as the turmoil they have faced in school with this course.  Lay out your rules early and often.  Follow through with disciplinary action, but be a nice, reasonable person.  Find out what the school administration would consider success for this course this year, tell the kids, then go for it.\n\nBest wishes.