Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: TheoPetro
Originally posted by: SLCentral
I'm not going to bother quoting because so many people have said the same thing.
How the fvck am I expected to learn something without my teacher teaching it, and the material not being covered in the book? Sure, I can go online, etc. but you can't compare learning from a teacher and teaching yourself. There IS a reason we go to school!
teachers arnt there to make sure you understand stuff. you learn it on your own then ask them questions. time to move out of your spoonfed bubble and do it yourself.
WTF? What the hell high school did you go to?
First of all, the only form of difficult chemistry is upper division O-chem at the college level. You are not doing this, therefore you really can't complain.
Does the teacher really never give reading assignments, lectures, or homework on any of the material? How are you getting a D if you've been doing all of the homework? Are the tests really that big of a portion of your grade?
Teachers are NOT there to make sure you understand stuff. High school kids like you think they are, but they aren't. It is not their responsibility. They can't force you to learn the material, but they can be there if you want to learn the material. Having trouble with the homework? Then fvcking ask the teacher about it!!!!
When you get to college you'll finally realize that professors are not there to spoonfeed you the materials of the test so that you can pass the class. They don't care if you pass. I had one physics professor say something really good to me a few months ago (I plan to be a professor some day myself, actually taught an upper division E&M course today for the first 45 minutes and did a pimp job)
(this is paraphrased BTW, I was grading tests for him)
"When I first began teaching, I thought I could reach out to all of the students. To my dismay, some students are just D students, other students are B students, and a few students are A students. That's just how it goes. No matter what you do, the D students are always going to be D students. That's why I no longer teach for the D students; it's unfair to the A and B students. I teach for the B students. The A students can sleep in class or stay at home because they're going to be A students no matter what. I can help the B students and maybe even some of the C students; that's who I want to help. I can't force anyone to want to learn this material. They have to already want to learn it if they're going to be A or B students."
In summary, this is your fault. You've gotten used to the teachers spoonfeeding you all of the material on the test and giving you extra credit, freebies, etc. Welcome to the real world. You're going to have to work a little harder to pass this class (not that a D in highschool chem is going to affect anything, it won't even affect college admissions).