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dancingqueen9 · 07-24-2008, 11:56 PM

Hello!

I am 16 years old and going into grade 11 next year,
Last year, my main goal in school was to pass all my courses with atleast 80%, and that happened for all except two classes (74% in math and 78% in dance). Even though I didn't reach ALL my goals, I'm still very proud of myself because I know I worked very hard and learned many new things.

Right now, I am almost done my summer math 20 pure class, but I have to say that math in summer school was a highly negative experience for me. My teacher made me feel dumb and not worthy of respect, it was much harder than I thought it would be, I couldn't understand much, the pace was much too fast, and overall, it just plained sucked. In around the middle of the class, I decided to take it as a prep class instead, and I am taking math 20 again during the school year, so the fact that I'm failing isnt a HUGE deal, although I find myself getting really depressed, since I'm so used to getting awesome grades.

I know that next year will be harder, and I dont want to end up feeling stupid and inadequate, so I was wondering If i should still have goals that have to do with final marks, or if instead I should have goals that have to do with how much I study or how much I learn.

07-24-2008, 11:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
dancingqueen9 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	New approach to academic goals Hello! I am 16 years old and going into grade 11 next year, Last year, my main goal in school was to pass all my courses with atleast 80%, and that happened for all except two classes (74% in math and 78% in dance). Even though I didn't reach ALL my goals, I'm still very proud of myself because I know I worked very hard and learned many new things. Right now, I am almost done my summer math 20 pure class, but I have to say that math in summer school was a highly negative experience for me. My teacher made me feel dumb and not worthy of respect, it was much harder than I thought it would be, I couldn't understand much, the pace was much too fast, and overall, it just plained sucked. In around the middle of the class, I decided to take it as a prep class instead, and I am taking math 20 again during the school year, so the fact that I'm failing isnt a HUGE deal, although I find myself getting really depressed, since I'm so used to getting awesome grades. I know that next year will be harder, and I dont want to end up feeling stupid and inadequate, so I was wondering If i should still have goals that have to do with final marks, or if instead I should have goals that have to do with how much I study or how much I learn.