The kids who have B's are the VERY smart kids. They should be in Honors, but I guess they're just taking it easy this year. Plus, I'm just not very good at Chemistry to begin with. I know I'm better then D work, though.
Originally posted by: episodic
The question is why don't you have a B?
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: sigs3gv
Is this one of the newer chem teachers?
It's Sharma. You know, the mole .
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: snoopdoug1
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: FoBoT
what do your other classes have to do with your knowledge of chemistry?
sounds like you need to learn more chemistry stuff
I'm just trying to show that I'm not a stupid kid.
maybe you're just stupid at chemistry?
I know I'm no star at Chemistry, but when no kids out of 25 get an A (or anything near an A) in a non-honors course, I think it starts showing it's not the students entire fault.
I take the blame for not working as hard as I could have, but still, it's ridiculous. Does anyone have any ideas as how I can relate to my teacher more?
See sig.Originally posted by: snoopdoug1
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: FoBoT
what do your other classes have to do with your knowledge of chemistry?
sounds like you need to learn more chemistry stuff
I'm just trying to show that I'm not a stupid kid.
maybe you're just stupid at chemistry?
I know I'm no star at Chemistry, but when no kids out of 25 get an A (or anything near an A) in a non-honors course, I think it starts showing it's not the students entire fault.
Originally posted by: episodic
I know I'm no star at Chemistry, but when no kids out of 25 get an A (or anything near an A) in a non-honors course, I think it starts showing it's not the students entire fault.
Actually, the fact that it isn't an honor's course tells me that this is probably a class full of 'slackers'.
I've got lots of family that are teachers, one is a physics teacher. She gets complaints every year from parents boo hooing about their precious child deserves an A. She refuses to give the child anything, they have to earn it. She regularly gets students in her class that have no grasp of math, yet expect to pass physics. Once, the highest grade in the class was a C.
Now, her honor's classes are twice as tough, and regularly she has alot of A's - different classes of students.
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: episodic
I know I'm no star at Chemistry, but when no kids out of 25 get an A (or anything near an A) in a non-honors course, I think it starts showing it's not the students entire fault.
Actually, the fact that it isn't an honor's course tells me that this is probably a class full of 'slackers'.
I've got lots of family that are teachers, one is a physics teacher. She gets complaints every year from parents boo hooing about their precious child deserves an A. She refuses to give the child anything, they have to earn it. She regularly gets students in her class that have no grasp of math, yet expect to pass physics. Once, the highest grade in the class was a C.
Now, her honor's classes are twice as tough, and regularly she has alot of A's - different classes of students.
Look, I hate to sound rude, but you're not in the class, nor do you know the people in the class. It is NOT a slackers course, period. There's kids in that class taking two honors Math classes, honors English, Honors History, Honors World Language, as well as an elective class. I myself am taking two maths plus honors history. Just because our strong subject is not Science, so we don't take an Honors class does not mean its a slacker class.
Originally posted by: episodic
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: episodic
I know I'm no star at Chemistry, but when no kids out of 25 get an A (or anything near an A) in a non-honors course, I think it starts showing it's not the students entire fault.
Actually, the fact that it isn't an honor's course tells me that this is probably a class full of 'slackers'.
I've got lots of family that are teachers, one is a physics teacher. She gets complaints every year from parents boo hooing about their precious child deserves an A. She refuses to give the child anything, they have to earn it. She regularly gets students in her class that have no grasp of math, yet expect to pass physics. Once, the highest grade in the class was a C.
Now, her honor's classes are twice as tough, and regularly she has alot of A's - different classes of students.
Look, I hate to sound rude, but you're not in the class, nor do you know the people in the class. It is NOT a slackers course, period. There's kids in that class taking two honors Math classes, honors English, Honors History, Honors World Language, as well as an elective class. I myself am taking two maths plus honors history. Just because our strong subject is not Science, so we don't take an Honors class does not mean its a slacker class.
Thats why I said probably, not definately. It 'my' limited (admittedly) experience, non-honors classes were that way.
Perhaps, the best person to answer this question would be the teacher.
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: episodic
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Originally posted by: episodic
I know I'm no star at Chemistry, but when no kids out of 25 get an A (or anything near an A) in a non-honors course, I think it starts showing it's not the students entire fault.
Actually, the fact that it isn't an honor's course tells me that this is probably a class full of 'slackers'.
I've got lots of family that are teachers, one is a physics teacher. She gets complaints every year from parents boo hooing about their precious child deserves an A. She refuses to give the child anything, they have to earn it. She regularly gets students in her class that have no grasp of math, yet expect to pass physics. Once, the highest grade in the class was a C.
Now, her honor's classes are twice as tough, and regularly she has alot of A's - different classes of students.
Look, I hate to sound rude, but you're not in the class, nor do you know the people in the class. It is NOT a slackers course, period. There's kids in that class taking two honors Math classes, honors English, Honors History, Honors World Language, as well as an elective class. I myself am taking two maths plus honors history. Just because our strong subject is not Science, so we don't take an Honors class does not mean its a slacker class.
Thats why I said probably, not definately. It 'my' limited (admittedly) experience, non-honors classes were that way.
Perhaps, the best person to answer this question would be the teacher.
I'm going to stay after class and talk to her tomorrow; hopefully she'll cut me some slack.
Originally posted by: James3shin
what chem is this?
Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Get together other people in the class who feel the same way and go talk to the principal/vice-principal about it.
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Just got our mid-marking period grades today, and I have a fvcking D in Chem. Never had a D before on any report card or progress report. My Chem teacher showed me the grade sheet showing the grades of everyone in the class, and out of ~25 kids, there was not ONE A. Whatever happened to the damn Bell Curve?
Originally posted by: sindows
You just have a class filled with morons 'nuff said
I come from an IB background and Honors classes are a joke compared to what we went through. Honors classes are nothing. If you have trouble in honors courses, don't ever try IB courses. You'll get slaughthered by the end of the first week, your behind will be bleeding profusely and your egos decimated.
Originally posted by: lederhosen
Originally posted by: sindows
You just have a class filled with morons 'nuff said
I come from an IB background and Honors classes are a joke compared to what we went through. Honors classes are nothing. If you have trouble in honors courses, don't ever try IB courses. You'll get slaughthered by the end of the first week, your behind will be bleeding profusely and your egos decimated.
I love the type that has to make the OP feel inferior by always have an experience that they went through in their life that makes your experience "nothing". They always have to one-up everybody. Grow up.
Originally posted by: Peetoeng
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Just got our mid-marking period grades today, and I have a fvcking D in Chem. Never had a D before on any report card or progress report. My Chem teacher showed me the grade sheet showing the grades of everyone in the class, and out of ~25 kids, there was not ONE A. Whatever happened to the damn Bell Curve?
Post the returned exams/quizzes your teacher gave. We'll let you know if they are too difficult or your class is full or retards.
Bell curve does not guarantee there's A in the class.
Originally posted by: SLCentral
Just got our mid-marking period grades today, and I have a fvcking D in Chem. Never had a D before on any report card or progress report. My Chem teacher showed me the grade sheet showing the grades of everyone in the class, and out of ~25 kids, there was not ONE A. Whatever happened to the damn Bell Curve?
I saw at least 10 D's, 10 C's, and the rest B's. Not high B's, low B's. We've got some smart kids in our class that maintain A's and B's in all their other classes. This is a regular, high school, Chemistry class. No Honors, no AP, just regular. There should be at least SOME A's in the class.
The problem is our teacher doesn't teach for sh!t. Her accent is very strong, and it's hard to understand her, or follow what she is saying when she is trying to explain something. On top of that, most of the stuff we do is on our own, and we get no explanation, so we all do very poorly.
I tried talking to her after class, and she basically said "too bad." I went to talk to my GC, and she basically said the same. I'm going to try to talk to my teacher again tomorrow, when everyone else in the class is gone, and hopefully I can convince her to let me get some extra credit in, or something.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, I have A's and B's in all other classes, and I had a B in Honors Biology last year, and my last year's GPA was a 3.8.
Originally posted by: lederhosen
Originally posted by: sindows
You just have a class filled with morons 'nuff said
I come from an IB background and Honors classes are a joke compared to what we went through. Honors classes are nothing. If you have trouble in honors courses, don't ever try IB courses. You'll get slaughthered by the end of the first week, your behind will be bleeding profusely and your egos decimated.
I love the type that has to make the OP feel inferior by always have an experience that they went through in their life that makes your experience "nothing". They always have to one-up everybody. Grow up.