[Kowareta]

I am taking AP Physics. I do everything I'm suppose to and I'm failing these quizzes, doing completely terrible. I feel like such a ****ing failure. The teacher has her head so far up her ******* *** that she can't understand that giving me a ****** explanation and say "does this clarify?" every five seconds DOES NOT HELP ME AT ALL. I am taking other cyber classes and I have no trouble learning from them. I have never had trouble in regular high school classes. Something is ****ing wrong with me. I can't do simple physics problems and I'm failing as a human being. What the **** is wrong with me. This is seriously ****ing triggering me and I can't do a ******* thing but suck it up and try not to kill myself over this ****ing course.

[TishaBuv]

My son took AP Physics, but in class. He said the teacher was horrible, all the kids failed the tests, then she curved the grade.

[LucyG]

I'm sorry you're going through this.

I don't mean to sound unkind, but are you doing your part studying your book? I ask this as a family member took a similar class that was mostly Power Point presentations so that was what she studied, and almost failed the class. She later admitted she hadn't done her part in studying the book.

If there are questions at the end of the chapters, make sure you can answer them. Generally if you can do that, you can pass the tests. I was told this back when I was in college, and it got me through some extremely tough classes.

[Yoda]

Sorry to hear your physics class isn't going well. Is it a class you need for your degree? I thought microbiology would be the death of me. My instructor tested only on lecture so reading the book was useless for his tests.

[Kowareta]

I constantly do physics when I have spare time. I read everything and study and do every activity she assigns, even the optional ones, and I still fail.

Originally Posted by LucyG

I'm sorry you're going through this.

I don't mean to sound unkind, but are you doing your part studying your book? I ask this as a family member took a similar class that was mostly Power Point presentations so that was what she studied, and almost failed the class. She later admitted she hadn't done her part in studying the book.

If there are questions at the end of the chapters, make sure you can answer them. Generally if you can do that, you can pass the tests. I was told this back when I was in college, and it got me through some extremely tough classes.

[Kowareta]

I need to do well in this class to keep my GPA up. Plus I'd like to actually pass the AP exam so I don't have to take a science in college.

Originally Posted by Yoda

Sorry to hear your physics class isn't going well. Is it a class you need for your degree? I thought microbiology would be the death of me. My instructor tested only on lecture so reading the book was useless for his tests.

[Yoda]

Oh, I see.

So is this class a semester class? When I was in high school we had seven classes/day that were all year long but my son's school only had four classes/day and they were half year classes. Is dropping out to repeat an option? Or dropping out to take a different science?

What do you want to major in when in college? It may be different now but when I was in college we had to take core A, B and C classes, and science/math was one of the cores.

[HowDoYouFeelMeow?]

Do you say "no" when she asks "does this clarify"?

[AbsurdBlackBear]

I'm sorry that you're struggling with Physics. That was definitely the most difficult class for me in college even though I graduated with a high GPA despite getting like a C in my Physics class. I don't know exactly what to recommend, but just wanted to let you know that difficulty in a specific subject doesn't make you a failure as a person.

[Fresia]

It does not mean something is wrong with you just that some classes/subjects do not come as easy as others, which this may be one for you so if there is additional help available please take advantage of it. Use a help desk, find another student to study with, or find a tutor. It is amazing the difference it can make in these situations. We all can use a little additional help some times; we just do what we need to to get through and to understand the material, even AP and honors students. Hang in there.

[TishaBuv]

There are also books on AP Physics that might give you extra help. And depending on your major in college, some colleges make you take the course again anyway.

[MickeyCheeky]

I'm sorry you're going through this.. I know how you're feeling

[LiteraryLark]

Hey, hey, hey...if you do everything you can, then YOU are NOT the problem! Some teachers are horrible. I took a creative writings class and he thought his own class was a waste of time and wanted everyone to go down in history as the next Shakespeare, avoid being a best seller, and he did not care about your passions, only becoming famous. It was a complete waste of time and he was a horrible professor.

That's what happens sometimes, you get stuck with an awful professor. It happens to everyone. Doesn't make you a terrible student. Next time, try RateMyProfessor. Doesn't always mean it's a good thing, because most of the time people will write how horribly they are because it wasn't an easy A, but if you read all the comments you can find a pattern with the professor that may or may not be true. I'd suggest doing your research on your professors first before signing up to take their class. Reach out to fellow students and ask who the good professors are.

Your failing has nothing to do with you, as long as you always do your best, then your failing will be due to the professor, not you.

[Kowareta]

It's a year-long class. The actual class doesn't fit into my schedule so I have to take it online instead, which the school had to pay a lot of money for. I can't just drop out.

Originally Posted by Yoda

Oh, I see.

So is this class a semester class? When I was in high school we had seven classes/day that were all year long but my son's school only had four classes/day and they were half year classes. Is dropping out to repeat an option? Or dropping out to take a different science?

What do you want to major in when in college? It may be different now but when I was in college we had to take core A, B and C classes, and science/math was one of the cores.

[Kowareta]

Yep! I'm always telling her that I don't understand what she's saying.

Originally Posted by HowDoYouFeelMeow?

Do you say "no" when she asks "does this clarify"?

[Kowareta]

I'm actually in high school right now, not AP. AP means it's a high school course you take and then you take a quiz at the end of the year to see if you get the college credit.

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Originally Posted by TishaBuv

There are also books on AP Physics that might give you extra help. And depending on your major in college, some colleges make you take the course again anyway.

[Kowareta]

Thank you for the encouraging words! This is high school though so rating a professor really won't help me. I never get to pick my teachers in high school, since there aren't many options.

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Originally Posted by LiteraryLark

Hey, hey, hey...if you do everything you can, then YOU are NOT the problem! Some teachers are horrible. I took a creative writings class and he thought his own class was a waste of time and wanted everyone to go down in history as the next Shakespeare, avoid being a best seller, and he did not care about your passions, only becoming famous. It was a complete waste of time and he was a horrible professor.

That's what happens sometimes, you get stuck with an awful professor. It happens to everyone. Doesn't make you a terrible student. Next time, try RateMyProfessor. Doesn't always mean it's a good thing, because most of the time people will write how horribly they are because it wasn't an easy A, but if you read all the comments you can find a pattern with the professor that may or may not be true. I'd suggest doing your research on your professors first before signing up to take their class. Reach out to fellow students and ask who the good professors are.

Your failing has nothing to do with you, as long as you always do your best, then your failing will be due to the professor, not you.

[LiteraryLark]

How far along are you in your course? As you're in high school, you should be able to explain your situation to your guidance counselor.

[TishaBuv]

Originally Posted by Kowareta

I'm actually in high school right now, not AP. AP means it's a high school course you take and then you take a quiz at the end of the year to see if you get the college credit.

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I mean when you get accepted as a Freshman in college, they may tell you that you can't or shouldn''t use the credit you got from passing the AP exam and retake the Physics course as a freshman instead, depending on what you are going to major in.

Also, when my son took (either physics or engineering) once he was a Freshman in college, it was the same situation again. The whole class was practically failing the tests and the professor curved the grade. My son was freaked out that he was failing and ended up with an A.

[Strive4health]

Could it be possible the real problem isn't physics, but math?

Physics is basically math written and expressed in a different way. If you struggled in math, chances are you might struggle in physics.

[LiteraryLark]

Originally Posted by TishaBuv

I mean when you get accepted as a Freshman in college, they may tell you that you can't or shouldn''t use the credit you got from passing the AP exam and retake the Physics course as a freshman instead, depending on what you are going to major in.

Also, when my son took (either physics or engineering) once he was a Freshman in college, it was the same situation again. The whole class was practically failing the tests and the professor curved the grade. My son was freaked out that he was failing and ended up with an A.

That's a good point. You may want to drop the course with the awful teacher and take it again in college where you can choose your professor.

[Victoria'smom]

My son just dropped an AP course because of a similar problem. He just wasn't getting it. Request a teacher change. My son has had AP classes where he got a 1 on the AP test because he's teacher didn't teach what was on the test all the kids got failing grades on the AP test even if they got an A in the class. Change your teacher if you can.

[*freak*]

I see you got some great advice already, so I'm just going to add that maybe you could try learning from different sources. I can relate to "just not getting it" in a few courses, both in HS and later at university. I also know what it's like to have an incompetent teacher/professor. So what I did in those situations is I got different textbooks that explained what I needed to learn in a different, often simpler way. I don't mean to sound condescending, so please don't take it that way, I know the problem isn't that you're not smart enough I'm trying to say that sometimes it's useful to get a different perspective on what we're studying and that often allows us to integrate the knowledge provided by the teacher. For example there are lots of youtube videos and video lectures that I personally found way more interesting and way easier to grasp than the way I was taught in school.

Just a couple examples of the sites I was using:
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics
videolectures.net/Top/Physics/

Hope this helps

[Amon]

You could ask another Physics teacher for some assistance, and look up videos on YouTube

[alicetailor]

Originally Posted by Kowareta

I am taking AP Physics. I do everything I'm suppose to and I'm failing these quizzes, doing completely terrible. I feel like such a ****ing failure. The teacher has her head so far up her ******* *** that she can't understand that giving me a ****** explanation and say "does this clarify?" every five seconds DOES NOT HELP ME AT ALL. I am taking other cyber classes and I have no trouble learning from them. I have never had trouble in regular high school classes. Something is ****ing wrong with me. I can't do simple physics problems and I'm failing as a human being. What the **** is wrong with me. This is seriously ****ing triggering me and I can't do a ******* thing but suck it up and try not to kill myself over this ****ing course.

I think you should consult a counselor.