Can a teacher really make me do this for a midterm?
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I don't believe he is forcing his religion upon you, if it is even his religion. I am not Mormon, but Mormon's played an important part in the westward expansion of America during and after the Civil War. It is a relevant part of history. I am sure that you learned about the voyage across the ocean in the Mayflower, right? Well, that is also a religious-centered event, and yet it is considered to be a VITAL part of American history. Same thing with this. If it really bothers you, then speak to an advisor at your school. If you just think it's a lousy assignment, suck it up and do it anyway. You'll forget what you've learned ten minutes after the test is over anyway.
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HEY! I am just going to go into 6th grade. My 5th grade teacher was EXTREMELY hard. I just tried to get by the day by thinking of things that make me happy. I try not to let my teacher get on my nerves and just except what she does and take it as it comes. Good Luck!
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hey i feel with your needs but you still have to do it alone, otherwise your teacher might simply google you onto and find it here and then you might be severely sanctioned for it
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School is work, but extra credit it the way to raise without putting in much. See if your teacher has any avable, then do it all in one blast. If it making poster do 6 in one night (That is what I spent last Wensday doing) It will take some time, but it gives you room to slack off. Even though i suggest putting in an effort.
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Try asking your teacher for a one on one conference. Ask what your teacher's expectation are of you, and let the teacher know your expectation of him/her. Then come to some consensus of how you two are gonna to work together. Because, it is your education.
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try talking to your teachers and they will be able to advise you best on this.
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dont give up on it, and definetly DEFINETLY DEFINETLY DEFINETLY go for it.  find a tutor-and because it will cost a lot in the long run, offer your service in return, like, find someone to give you extra physics help in exhcange for your teaching them chemistry or math or a skill like drawing or how to read musical notes.  whatever you do, don't give up.  i'm cheering for you!
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Every teacher expects different things.  Find out what the teacher wants and give it to him/her.  Sometimes if you don't know the exact answer, telling everything you DO know about the subject will work better than just leaving it blank.  When you get into the "real world", you'll find that bosses are like teachers.  You gotta do things how they want it, or b...s... your way through it!\n\nOh yes.  DO THE EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION!
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Make yourself pay attention.  Ask the teacher questions, challenge yourself.
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Talk to the teachers about what you can do and do it well. Finish up all missed assignments and if possible do extra credit work. Good luck.
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Ask your teacher if your school offers tutoring.  If not, I would contact an organization such as Sylvan Learning Centers.  Their advertisements promise your money back if your results do not improve.  Also remember, practice makes perfect :)
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The silver_fox sounds as if he may have a winner; however, this methodology would tend to get you a bad score for your paper.  \nLet tham be and work hard on your own answers because the teachers will not be fooled for long.  Jose
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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.
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NEWS FLASH: Not every teacher is going to smother you with sweetness. During my long stay overseas, I had more than my share of meanness from teachers who resented having "this American" come up in their class and be all "foreign". My daring to even ask or ,God  forbid, answer questions was enough to provoke accusations of "being a showoff" and all sorts of petty meannesses. I survived, but with a lifelong contempt for the kind of folks who wallow in pettiness and envy. You'd think an adult would have the sense to treat a child better,but that's life. \n\nIn fairness to the teacher,it was not "harsh" of her to want to be able to place your abilities by expecting you to write a placement test. Instructing you to return to your seat is not an insult by any means - how about being the only pupil  in a class of 25 who was made to stand on a desk if you happened to get an answer wrong? how about having someone mimic your accent every time you spoke up in class,even when they were the one who called upon you to speak in the first instance?\n\nSome people have "issues". You might want to have the calmer one (!) of your parents speak with the Principal of the school about having you change Math instructors since the present one apparently is triggered by something about you. And whether or not you do succeed in changing instructors, by all means be scrupulously polite and respectful to this woman.  She may not deserve it in your opinion, but you will simply have to deal with this with some maturity. Her actions can only be highlighted by anyone with a speck of powers of observation when they contrast your ladylike behavior with her surliness.\n\nYou are supposed to ask questions,because that is what you do in a school. If "she doesn't have time" for your questions,the Principal should be - very politely - appraised of this  unacceptable situation.\n\nAbove all,don't be a wimp! Fainting because someone spoke to you in a tone you didn't like? Then I've got to say , it's great job you weren't in my shoes, you'd have ended up in a blooming coma. You can stand up for yourself politely. But if you worry that openly complaining will only provoke worse you may simply revel in the fact that you are superior to this sort of behavior, as long as you maintain a calm demeanor. She may be a rude jerk,but don't let her provoke you into copying her example.\n\nOne powerful tool at your disposal in such a tense environment is to be the most angelic person in town with all your other instructors.When she comes up with any negative tales in the teacher's lounge about you(and this person will have some very lively opinions to air about you there, trust me),it may very well be the only saving grace for you if other teachers simply don't have any reason to take her word for it in your case. And one other helpful thing that did the trick for me in junior high was to seek the counsel and arbitration of another teacher who was well disposed towards me. It gave me the responsibility of making sure that that I didn't let the intervening staff member down by letting the antagonist under my skin and finally lashing back at her, and it made the antagoniser aware that her peers were alert to her treatment of me. So getting an ally on staff may be just the thing for you.\n\nIn parting ,keep to the high road at all times and be the best at what you do. Always make sure that no one has cause to put you down.\nKEEP IT REAL, AND DON'T BE A SOFTIE :-) .\nTOUGHEN UP AND WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD!!!
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START WITH YOUR TEACHER AS TO GETTING A PLAN TOGETHER
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well you could get a tutor take online classes mabye
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If you don't have to pay attention I assume that you know the material. Most colleges will let you 'test out' out of a class and take one that offers more challenges.  If not you could participate and offer explanations that would help other students that may not be as knowledgeable in the class as you are. Often,  although the professors are expert in whatever class they are teaching, they have difficulty relaying  information so students can understand it. Last of all, like most everything else in life, its a matter of attitude. You go expecting to be bored you will be!