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Post by msdemos on Apr 19, 2021 16:26:13 GMT
I (pretty much) cruised through High School, getting good grades in almost every subject I took (EXCEPT Art class !!  ), especially all of my math courses.......that is, until I ran STRAIGHT into the immoveable iceberg that was Calculus (and, by association, Physics, which had A LOT of calculus in it!) !! I'll never forget the VERY odd feeling that suddenly everybody seemed to be speaking in a COMPLETELY different language when it came to this particular subject......one that I didn't understand......and that how, no matter what I did, I just couldn't grasp any of the fundamentals of this subject, AT ALL !! Long story short, my teacher, in a moment of kindness, ended up (barely) passing me with a "D" (actually may have been a "D-"......my VERY 'spotty' memory seems to recollect ACTUALLY seeing a "-" next to that "D", but all these (40) years later, I can't be sure....), which I MOST CERTAINLY did NOT deserve (it was my Senior year, and in a moment of pity (I'm guessing), my teacher didn't want to screw up my graduation, and force me to have to spend my summer retaking the class......though why, I have NO clue!)!!   SAVE FERRIS
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Apr 19, 2021 16:46:05 GMT
No. I actually never had a hard time with any subjects. I loved Algebra! And Biology.
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Post by Stammerhead on Apr 19, 2021 16:59:59 GMT
Anything involving numbers.
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Post by enigma72 on Apr 19, 2021 18:01:52 GMT
Phonics.
I remember in 1st grade we were suppose to circle the letters that started the picture.
Like church would be ch
I didn't know they meant church.
It could have been building, store , school, etc. (I know.. the cross was the tell, but I didn't get it as a kid)
Once the teacher did it in group; all us little second language speakers did fine.
So phonics
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Post by uncreative on Apr 19, 2021 18:46:03 GMT
I took two years of calculus in college and understood almost none of it but somehow passed anyway. Thermodynamics was a horrible class too.
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Post by onethreetwo on Apr 19, 2021 18:55:52 GMT
Math. I've always been terrible at it. Going back to the 2nd grade. I graduated early from high school despite never finishing Algebra 2 class, when most of my classmates were in Calculus.
Because I was so shitty at Algebra, I had to take Algebra again in college before they would let me take Statistics. When I did eventually take Statistics, I failed. It was the first and only class I ever failed.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Apr 19, 2021 19:29:29 GMT
Driver's Ed
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Post by autumn on Apr 19, 2021 20:14:45 GMT
My Driver's Ed instructor got charged with vehicular manslaughter about 20 years after my graduating class. Irony much?
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Post by enigma72 on Apr 19, 2021 20:23:04 GMT
I took two years of calculus in college and understood almost none of it but somehow passed anyway. Thermodynamics was a horrible class too. I LOVE smart people! |
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Post by Ass_E9 on Apr 19, 2021 20:24:04 GMT
My Driver's Ed instructor got charged with vehicular manslaughter about 20 years after my graduating class. Irony much? So.....
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Post by novastar6 on Apr 19, 2021 20:25:31 GMT
Art history
the part of grammar that involved diagramming sentences
Math, anything past basic times tables and division, etc., it all sucked. I always got A's in math, but I HATED it, it was the worst part of every single day, nobody could explain why I needed to know it, and 20 years later, most of it is still non-applicable in the real world so what is even the point?
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Post by mystery on Apr 19, 2021 20:41:57 GMT
I thought Organic Chemistry was tough, although I never did the homework and I skipped the review sessions for the exams. I still got a B+, but I should have done better.
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Post by Spitfire926f on Apr 19, 2021 20:53:10 GMT
Math. I've always been terrible at it. Going back to the 2nd grade. I graduated early from high school despite never finishing Algebra 2 class, when most of my classmates were in Calculus. Because I was so shitty at Algebra, I had to take Algebra again in college before they would let me take Statistics. When I did eventually take Statistics, I failed. It was the first and only class I ever failed. I can't math at all. I picked my university based on which program wouldn't require statistics, lol. I don't think there's any avoiding it for my masters though, if/when I go back. |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Apr 19, 2021 21:08:47 GMT
All of them
I sucked at school and was an awful student because of my lack of intelligence and ability to learn stuff.
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Post by autumn on Apr 20, 2021 0:36:42 GMT
I thought Organic Chemistry was tough, although I never did the homework and I skipped the review sessions for the exams. I still got a B+, but I should have done better. Organic chemistry would kick anyone's ass!
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Apr 20, 2021 1:45:51 GMT
In no particular order, chemistry, physics, algebra, precalculus, and Spanish, all helped to keep me hovering around the 3.0 GPA. My Spanish knowledge, despite earning three required credits for my high school graduation, is severely limited.
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Post by Archelaus on Apr 20, 2021 1:51:18 GMT
Chemistry. I did well in one semester, but barely passed during my second semester.
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Post by Vodkie on Apr 20, 2021 1:54:58 GMT
The school system failed me. The whole jr. high and high school experience was a waste of time.
I felt like I only learned from One teacher. oddly I passed her class with a D.
So I'd say School in general kicked my ass
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Post by moviemouth on Apr 20, 2021 10:07:01 GMT
I didn't understand Geometry. Luckily I was able to graduate without it.
I don't even remember how to do long division anymore, because it has been 20 years since I had any reason to use it.
I don't remember much about what I learned in High School tbh, I just know I graduated with a 3.0.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Apr 20, 2021 13:29:58 GMT
High School was a walk in the park for me. I always got good grades without having to put much of an effort, and that was especially true for Mathematics. So it was a shock for me when I took Calculus 1 in my first semester at university and couldn’t make heads or tails of any of it. I got a passing grade but just barely. In my defense, this was also the case for everyone else in the class. The professor was just terrible. Next semester for Calculus 2 with a decent professor I understood everything and got an A.
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