My english 1 honors class is very fast moving and the teacher is horrible. He does not teach anything. His reviews are not very helpful to me, because he makes jokes nearly the entire time and it just confuses me while I'm trying to take notes. The ciriculum is mythology. I had a horrendous memory and can barely remember everyone we need to know. His tests and quizzes are very difficult for me, because I forget one or two things and I bomb it. How can I work around the bad teacher and help myself with the cirriculum to bring my grade up?
2007-10-09 15:14:09 · 9 answers · asked by * 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I would suggest getting a book on mythology that reads more like a story - D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Mythology, for example - that also includes a family tree.
Textbooks tend to be pretty dry, and they sometimes expect you to already know the basics...which can get frustrating when it's not your best subject. Finding resources that make sense to you is going to be the key - it will take some extra reading, but it's really not difficult reading and it will make sooo much more sense.
If you can clarify which mythology you're studying (Greek, Roman, Norse, etc.), I can suggest some books that should be readily available at your public library. They'll be on a jr. high reading level, but interesting and well written, and they should make a lot more sense.
2007-10-09 16:11:54 · answer #1 · answered by hsmomlovinit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Ask the teacher for help. He may just not know your having trouble.
2. Ask another teacher who teachers the same or more advanced curriculum. They may be able to put it in more understanding words than your teacher.
3. Ask someone doing well in the class.
4. Study what you are doing in the curriculum from an outside couse. You will have a better general understanding.
5. As a last resort, get out of the honors class.
2007-10-09 16:35:41 · answer #2 · answered by iPerson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not easy to solve. First you need to let your parents know the situation. Then go to your guidance counselor to get the class changed. In the mean time,you will need to meet with the teacher and ask for extra help. I know that's hard but everyone will expect you to do that.Remembering all the gods goddesses and their stories is difficult.You need to find a family tree chart that lays them out and write their story in brief on an index card. Don't use your text book but find a simpler history of the gods ,maybe one written for middle school. good luck.
2007-10-09 15:37:01 · answer #3 · answered by fjdiec 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because you are not doing well in his class does not make him a poor teacher, it just means you are having a bad time. Ask him if there is any extra work you can do to make up the grade point average or if there is additional reading you can do to make things more clear for you.
2007-10-09 15:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by kny390 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-08 22:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by owen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask if you can do some extra papers or if there is anything you can do like taht to bring your points back up. it might be good to ask him questions, say, excuse me, but i must have missed that point, would you go over that again' in a nice way.
2007-10-09 17:19:26 · answer #6 · answered by AnnaMaria 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Accept the challenge. Think of this as a TV show called Survivor Student. Whatever they give you to do, do it then ask for extra credit work.
2007-10-09 18:01:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure why you're in Honors English. Can you get out?
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2007-10-10 04:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by bobbypogi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋