I need some serious help: I can't understand one word of chemistry, and my teacher sux. Should I transfer out?

Question

I am not good at math at all, everyone in my Chem class already in Algebra II Trig. I am in Geometry. I know Physics isn't exactly easy, but Chemistry is really giving me a hard time. Should I move to Physics?

Answer 1

Go to your school counselor with this problem. (And don't just
drop this class, but transfer out of it for now.) Find out what class would better prepare you for this class, and the
agenda you need to meet your educational goal.

Answer 2

Don't avoid chemistry. But do avoid a bad teacher. They will only make you hate a topic even more.

So if you can take chemistry (perhaps next year) with a different teacher, then do so. If not, then tough it out ... forget the teach and rely more on your textbook, and find a good mentor or tutor.

Physics is usually considered harder by some people (more math) ... but that doesn't matter if you have a good teacher.

Summary: A bad teacher can make an easy topic hard (by making it boring or incomprehensible). A good teacher can make a really hard topic easy (by guiding you through the hard parts).

Choose the teacher, not the topic (if you have an option).

Answer 3

If you aren't good at math, you'll have a REAL hard time in physics.
You have to decide what is important to your future, and if that means you need math or chemistry or whatever, then you just have to find a way to understand it.

Answer 4

High school? Yes.

College? Change teachers.

Answer 5

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