I am way behind on my work for one class. I simply don't understand the material. But I'm afraid to ask for help (in person) because:

1. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be asking.

2. Being the only one in the class who doesn't understand what's going on is not a new experience for me: in fact, it's pretty normal.

3. In past experiences, I've learned that there's no point in asking for help because, unless I can prove I've been laboring over the material every second of every day, I'll be accused of "not trying hard enough." For me, asking for help usually results in me being scolded that if I were a "good" student I would know how to do my assignments.

I finally asked for help this week, but now I'm worried my teacher thinks I've been goofing off instead of paying attention to his lessons.