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I failed Spanish, algebra and biology

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Yes.

The class failed though so the teacher did this curve to pass the senior class

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A quarter of geometry because I didn't do my work. Still passed.

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I was a A-B-C student.

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How do you even fail algebra? You don't need to know anything about it to solve real-world problems.

The concept of using equations to solve problems in real-life situations is outdated. It's time to give math credit where credit is due and give it to the world.

A simple way to show how math is being forgotten is to look at all the popular books being published. They're all filled with more math than can possibly be of practical use. For example, here's a book on quantum physics. It has a huge section on math. Here's a book on chemistry: it's math all the way. Here's a book on genetics: oh yeah, don't forget about those pesky numbers. Here's a book on economics: yeah, we're not quite sure what you mean, but trust us, the mathematics behind it is all real. Here's a book on biology: sure, that's probably some of the most interesting stuff, but this is an elementary science book and we can agree on that.

All of them. I think I passed 2 classes in my high school career.

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i failed a history class because my teacher literally hated me and made a habit of "losing" my homework and projects. got it overturned and the woman fired when i complained, apparently she'd made a habit of singling out a few students in each of her classes just to fuck over.

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MI4 REAL posted...

I was a A-B-C student.

This only ever one c and it was usually in math. Few times I pulled math to a b my English dropped to a c. Only ever got honor roll twice.

I did fail Spanish but switched to French and got a b. Was failing a English class but someone in admin pointed out to my mother 45% of the class was failing. So I kinda dont count that as that's clearly a bad teacher situation

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I have no idea what I even passed in my first year of HS. Why was I even attending lessons if like 30% of my grade is homework, and another 60% is some bullshit group project?

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Another_Voice posted...

How do you even fail algebra?

i have problems comprehending algebra too (yes i suck).
i failed careers in the 9th grade.

wasn't great times during my 8th and 9th school grade (did very poorly).
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Another_Voice posted...

How do you even fail algebra? You don't need to know anything about it to solve real-world problems.

The concept of using equations to solve problems in real-life situations is outdated. It's time to give math credit where credit is due and give it to the world.

A simple way to show how math is being forgotten is to look at all the popular books being published. They're all filled with more math than can possibly be of practical use. For example, here's a book on quantum physics. It has a huge section on math. Here's a book on chemistry: it's math all the way. Here's a book on genetics: oh yeah, don't forget about those pesky numbers. Here's a book on economics: yeah, we're not quite sure what you mean, but trust us, the mathematics behind it is all real. Here's a book on biology: sure, that's probably some of the most interesting stuff, but this is an elementary science book and we can agree on that.

algebra was too hard for me so i took and passed business math instead

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A few

A semester of Algebra I (Freshman Year)
A Semester of Science 9 (Freshman Year)
A mini-six week long course called Wellness (Sophomore Year)

In middle school, I failed Home Economics

The hilarious thing is is I have a post graduate degree now.

I failed all of these noted courses as a result of protests. Algebra I and Science 9 had too much homework. Wellness was a scam course because the only graded assignments were you daily food dairy and everybody just lied on them -- you learned nothing by doing them anyway. I refused to participate in that. It was a waste of my time. I failed home economics because like half the grade came from a group project. My partner left the class for yearbook like halfway through the project leaving me behind to do it all. I was like NOPE.

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As an aside, I learned this fantastic trick in school. My school graded on 6 six week terms, Three terms per semester. They averaged the three terms per semester to produce a semester grade. You had to pass your semester grade to get half a credit. I learned to take six weeks off. So I would get like a 90-50-80 or something end end up with a C or a B for the semester grade. Even though I took a term off and got a 50.

It made my teachers mad. Reminds me of the time I was captain of the school's quiz bowl team but was academically blocked from going to meets due to a low grade in math LOL.


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School was easy for me, I got straight A's

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I couldnt stay awake in most classes because I barely got any sleep at night so at test time my mind was blank

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I was dangerously close to failing a few, mostly math classes. But never actually failed.

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PE

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sabrestorm posted...

I couldnt stay awake in most classes because I barely got any sleep at night so at test time my mind was blank

I slept a lot too. Somehow did fine. Guess cause I did my homework. Im fairly decenr at just teaching myself if you give me the text book. And some work to do regarding whats on the text book

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no. i came close to a d, but passed every class with a c or higher.

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Advanced Algebra. Then I passed it with a D-.

I went to a pretty tough school. College preparatory private school. I would have probably had a 4.0 GPA in the public school system.

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a few.

used to ditch a bunch of my classes, and get high and/or drunk.

unfortunately, I didn't value education that much, and I regret it, to some degree.

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All of them.

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Most. I dropped out of high school because I couldn't be assed to do anything and didn't particularly care what happened to me. Do not especially recommend, but at least I didn't go into debt?

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I struggled harder in trigonometry and calculus then any other class I've ever taken and I regret ever requesting it.

Literally never got anything higher then a D throughout the entire year and I was generally invested and trying :/

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Chemistry and still got to graduate since I had enough credits.

My attitude nearly got me shipped to boarding school.

I didn't get in much disciplinary trouble. Occasionally rides in detention for general hijinx like talking back or something. I didn't get in any disciplinary trouble Junior or Senior year. I just didn't like doing homework much or busy work in general. My parents more less agreed too. We worked out a deal where I kept my grades minimally acceptable, like 2.8 to 3.0, and they didn't hassle me.

But my freshmen year was a near debacle. First semester at least. Like borderline failing half a grade. That is when the boarding school talked fired up hard.

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No

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9th grade at the private catholic school I failed the religion class. I never saw my actual number grade but it probably wasnt even in the teens. Couldnt stand the class, couldnt stand the teacher and she couldnt stand me either.

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Art

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Only grade 11 math. Had to retake it. I passed and went on to pass grade 12 math with a 50. I think the teacher just had mercy on me. Thanks Mr. Fraser. Anyway I never used any high school math in my life after school.

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Math.

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I failed Spanish 1, so I took Sign Language as my required language instead.

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Pre-calc and it was on because i was smoking pot and was lazy as heck. Other than that i did great in high school. I still kick myself for not taking more science courses considering i would have been a wiz at it. I loved chemistry when i finally took it in college.

Advanced Algebra in 11th grade for two reasons: my school didn't have D's so anything below 70% was a fail, and the class/teacher I took this for was way overcrowded with no discipline. I remember realizing there was no hope when there were a couple weeks left so I and a couple other failures started playing Mario Party DS local multiplayer under the table.

I actually got this wiped from my record when I got a high enough SAT score for that level of math.

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FridgeBeard posted...

Advanced Algebra in 11th grade for two reasons: my school didn't have D's so anything below 70% was a fail, and the class/teacher I took this for was way overcrowded with no discipline. I remember realizing there was no hope when there were a couple weeks left so I and a couple other failures started playing Mario Party DS local multiplayer under the table.

I actually got this wiped from my record when I got a high enough SAT score for that level of math.

My school had Ds and anything below a 70% was still a failing grade. 70% was the lowest D-. By todays standards, I probably would have made a C or D because I had like a 67% or something.

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Came close a few times on PE. Yes, PE. Because I missed so much school and part of getting a decent grade in that class was just showing up.

I was always able to do make up work and ace my other classes.

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Oddly Chemistry, and this the first time someone suggest anything about an LD.
I could do the work in my head and get the correct answers. However if I had to show my work, it would be full of a mistakes. People did not connect this issues to my LD util later in college.

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Freshman math.

I was too busy being a class clown to get any of the work done and the teacher failed me.

I had to take the class again as a senior with a bunch of freshman students.

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No, I didn't fail them. I didn't always do my homework or study for them though. GPA was around 3.3. I really should have lived with my dad. Then I would have been an exemplary student.

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Nope. You gotta try to fail in high school.

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Most of them

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I got a C in Algebra II since I never did the homework and slept through the teaching portion every day.

Had to make due with only tests and math is my worst subject.

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my cerebral palsy made art class really hard so i initially failed it
once i explained all of my struggles to the teacher it was all changed to an a for effort

Math, miserably, I'm terrible at anything after long division and simple fractions/decimals. Algebra can go fuck itself. And it only seems to be getting more complicated and convoluted by the year.

P.E. because well, I'm not a sporty or athletic person, I can walk a few miles, but I detested being forced to play sports, run, do jumping jacks and the like. I didn't mind aerobics when it rained though.

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Another_Voice posted...

How do you even fail algebra? You don't need to know anything about it to solve real-world problems.

The concept of using equations to solve problems in real-life situations is outdated. It's time to give math credit where credit is due and give it to the world.

A simple way to show how math is being forgotten is to look at all the popular books being published. They're all filled with more math than can possibly be of practical use. For example, here's a book on quantum physics. It has a huge section on math. Here's a book on chemistry: it's math all the way. Here's a book on genetics: oh yeah, don't forget about those pesky numbers. Here's a book on economics: yeah, we're not quite sure what you mean, but trust us, the mathematics behind it is all real. Here's a book on biology: sure, that's probably some of the most interesting stuff, but this is an elementary science book and we can agree on that.

Oh shut the hell up, just because you enjoy that mind numbing shit, doesn't mean everyone does.

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Failed AP Government and something else my senior year for not doing the work. Had to do some summer classes to graduate which were a complete joke.

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Multiple times, but only because I didn't do a lot of homework or projects.

Still graduated Cum laude. I could have easily had a GPA near 4.0 if I was in a better headspace.

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I failed subjects for both my 9th and 10th grade years and I had to go to summer school. 9th grade it was Geography and 10th it was Math and English.

In fact, there were a lot of other students in not just 10th grade that were in summer school for math that year, but also grades 9 and 11.

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Math was the only one I crashed and burned consistently in. Never made it past any remedial course, and could never grasp anything beyond basic elementary order of operations.

Didn't find out until my 30s that I was math dyslexic

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