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Hey guys, just really need to get this out of my system. I notice a lot of people here suffering from depression and all that. I have similar problems....always have had (it's not that I want people to feel sorry for me or anything)
Anyway, I'm in my last year of school and only have three months to go. I am doing well at school except for science. I want to do well but the teacher is a real ass, I just do not have the motivation that I have in all my languages and economics. I feel terrible but I don't want to regret this laziness (it isnt really...but feels like it). I just do not understand the material, its chem by the way. So, three months from now and exams start.....I just don't know where to turn....I can't discipline myself to work on chem since I hate it so much, always have....
So...does anyone have any suggestions? Would be great. Sorry for sounding like such a clown....its just a little confusing to me.
Anyway, I'm in my last year of school and only have three months to go. I am doing well at school except for science. I want to do well but the teacher is a real ass, I just do not have the motivation that I have in all my languages and economics. I feel terrible but I don't want to regret this laziness (it isnt really...but feels like it). I just do not understand the material, its chem by the way. So, three months from now and exams start.....I just don't know where to turn....I can't discipline myself to work on chem since I hate it so much, always have....
So...does anyone have any suggestions? Would be great. Sorry for sounding like such a clown....its just a little confusing to me.
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Reply 1
By the way.....the reason I posted this in Health is because its effecting my general self-esteem....so any suggestions would be great.
Reply 2
Are there any other science teachers who you could go to for help?
Reply 3
Is there another chem teacher you can ask for advice? My guess is you can't work because you don't get it, and therefore don't enjoy it? (Talking as someone who barely understood it in yr 9 I know how you feel!) Maybe a different teacher can help you a lunch time, or even suggest a tutor? I have several friends that have them, and they really help!
Don't feel that it's ruining your life though, just hope you don't have to do any more chemistry after school!
Don't feel that it's ruining your life though, just hope you don't have to do any more chemistry after school!
Reply 4
Thanks for the help guys. Unfortunately my chem teacher is the only chem teacher...and tutors for chem here are absolutely not available, there was one, but he charged an incredible amount, just couldn't afford it....I have already applied for unis and all that...I just dont want a bunch of good grades with one really really low one....
Reply 5
Do you know anyone who is say, in the year above you who could give you some help, unofficially?
Sometimes what you need isn't a qualified teacher, just someone who can put it all into plain english for you.
Sometimes what you need isn't a qualified teacher, just someone who can put it all into plain english for you.
Reply 6
I found that learning a topic from scratch - by yourself - takes a lot of the pain from studying something you don't enjoy; or rather don't enjoy because of your teacher in this case. I take it you're doing GCSE?
If you really can't stand it and can't do the studying, try this tryed and tested technique by yours truly. Use past exam papers and the marking schemes that go with them, learn how the questions are structured and which ones come up regularly. You should find that if you go back 3 or 4 years that every section of the syllabus comes up a few times, many of them very similar. Compile a list of all the questions for each part of the syllabus and you should have a good idea what to look for in the text book. I could manage half a years work in a week using about 10 double sided pages that simply list bullet points of the important facts that will be useful for answering questions.
It's a bit of a shortcut but you should still skim through the entire syllabus so you understand what you're writing a bit better.
Just a note about the depression, I'm not sure what it is thats causing it - the revision? or the fact you just hate school? Either way just push yourself, 3 months isn't that long.
If you really can't stand it and can't do the studying, try this tryed and tested technique by yours truly. Use past exam papers and the marking schemes that go with them, learn how the questions are structured and which ones come up regularly. You should find that if you go back 3 or 4 years that every section of the syllabus comes up a few times, many of them very similar. Compile a list of all the questions for each part of the syllabus and you should have a good idea what to look for in the text book. I could manage half a years work in a week using about 10 double sided pages that simply list bullet points of the important facts that will be useful for answering questions.
It's a bit of a shortcut but you should still skim through the entire syllabus so you understand what you're writing a bit better.
Just a note about the depression, I'm not sure what it is thats causing it - the revision? or the fact you just hate school? Either way just push yourself, 3 months isn't that long.
Reply 7
The thing is I'm a senior...so unfortunately no one else. It's chemistry standard level and I know plenty of others who had a tough time in the past.....and its supposed to be easy....
Reply 8
Thanks for that mate. I'm doing the International Baccalaureate. I have suffered from depression a lot, but it's one of those on/off things......dunno ..... maybe the fact that I have to take more responsability or the fact that I just want to leave for college and do well at something I WANT to do well at.....I really can't say....just want to leave school is true though
Spent
I found that learning a topic from scratch - by yourself - takes a lot of the pain from studying something you don't enjoy; or rather don't enjoy because of your teacher in this case. I take it you're doing GCSE?
If you really can't stand it and can't do the studying, try this tryed and tested technique by yours truly. Use past exam papers and the marking schemes that go with them, learn how the questions are structured and which ones come up regularly. You should find that if you go back 3 or 4 years that every section of the syllabus comes up a few times, many of them very similar. Compile a list of all the questions for each part of the syllabus and you should have a good idea what to look for in the text book. I could manage half a years work in a week using about 10 double sided pages that simply list bullet points of the important facts that will be useful for answering questions.
It's a bit of a shortcut but you should still skim through the entire syllabus so you understand what you're writing a bit better.
Just a note about the depression, I'm not sure what it is thats causing it - the revision? or the fact you just hate school? Either way just push yourself, 3 months isn't that long.
If you really can't stand it and can't do the studying, try this tryed and tested technique by yours truly. Use past exam papers and the marking schemes that go with them, learn how the questions are structured and which ones come up regularly. You should find that if you go back 3 or 4 years that every section of the syllabus comes up a few times, many of them very similar. Compile a list of all the questions for each part of the syllabus and you should have a good idea what to look for in the text book. I could manage half a years work in a week using about 10 double sided pages that simply list bullet points of the important facts that will be useful for answering questions.
It's a bit of a shortcut but you should still skim through the entire syllabus so you understand what you're writing a bit better.
Just a note about the depression, I'm not sure what it is thats causing it - the revision? or the fact you just hate school? Either way just push yourself, 3 months isn't that long.
Reply 9
I had a terrible teacher for one of my English language modules, and this wasn't a personal thing, everyone else agreed. I did just what you said you did, couldn't bring myself to revise cos I hated it so much, think I got 31%. Second time round I did what I mentioned in the last post and came out with 59%. It won't get you amazing marks because you miss a lot of the background research but it gets the job done. After that worked I tryed it with ICT and got 81% simply because the examining board reused so many questions and I'd learned what to expect, which subjects came up most often (i.e.. one section came up on *every* paper for four years whilst others only once or twice).
It doesn't have to be painful, you might end up liking it a bit.
It doesn't have to be painful, you might end up liking it a bit.
Reply 10
Thanks for the help Spent 
Hope it all works out....I'll try.....it would just suck if I get all good marks except for chem...all my others are going wonderfully.
Hope it all works out....I'll try.....it would just suck if I get all good marks except for chem...all my others are going wonderfully.
Reply 11
Yeah I think what has been said above is true. If the teacher sucks, I try to teach myself from the text book, reading it over, doing questions, using revision guides etc. I taught myself so much of my A-levels because the teachers were hopeless.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Reply 12
Great advice!
Reply 13
Philosoraptor
Yeah I think what has been said above is true. If the teacher sucks, I try to teach myself from the text book, reading it over, doing questions, using revision guides etc. I taught myself so much of my A-levels because the teachers were hopeless.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Yeah I was gonna say get a book too. That's what I did for AS Media, and I should probably do this year.
Prove that teacher wrong!
Reply 15
There is only one tutor available. He is horrible (knows less than I do) and costs a lot......don't have time to be teaching AND paying my tutor, lol.
Reply 16
As said! Teach yourself using course text book etc!
Reply 18
kylie88
not long til uni, im so scared 
Me too! I keep telling myself "Not long until you're out of sixth form" but there are still people I'm gonna miss.
Reply 19
i find home study helps prepare for uni in the short term 
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