Schools and Colleges

My teacher frequently enters grades incorrectly and then gets upset with us about it. Plus, he calls out anyone who has a grade below a B in front of the entire class. I really can’t stand him; he’s so harsh.

Unfair Punishment / Expulsion? Clarification: I’m looking for personal opinions and insights on this situation, but I’m not asking whether I’m in the wrong—I already recognize that my actions were out of line, and I accept that I was rightfully expelled. My curiosity lies in the details surrounding my expulsion. […]

Pre-calculus is really challenging for me right now. I recently moved to the U.S. from another country where I followed the IGCSE curriculum, and honestly, that was so much simpler. I never did the traditional algebra 2 route, yet I managed to score well enough on my placement test to […]

Feeling Burned Out I’m striving to maintain a 4.0 GPA, but it feels like it’s taking over my life. Most days are consumed by hours of rewriting math notes—five pages or more—essentially transcribing the entire lesson. By the time I finish, it’s already late, and I barely have enough time […]

Is it okay for me to date this girl? I’m 15 and she’s 14, and we’ve been chatting a lot lately. I’m a sophomore, while she’s in 8th grade. Some of my friends are saying it’s inappropriate, but she’ll be turning 15 next month. Does this seem strange to anyone?

I’m torn between enrolling in a College Credit Plus math class or simply taking pre-calculus. I’ve had enough of math, especially since I’m intending to pursue a degree in political science and eventually become a lawyer. I’ll be a junior next year, and I’m not sure which path to choose.

My teacher made some mistakes on the test. I’m not quite sure what happened, but there were a lot of flaws, like repeated questions that made it feel really disorganized. Honestly, it didn’t seem fair at all. Despite this, I ended up with a D, which was frustrating since I […]

What does the “s” stand for? I’ve never encountered it before! (´Д` )

My low grades caused a glitch in PowerSchool. No need to worry—it’s just a lot of missing assignments that accumulated when I moved up to a higher-level class.