OT New Random Thread Pt. 3

[Official OWECheer]

physics is by far the hardest science class i've taken in high school! it's harder than the ap biology class i took and i'm just constantly on a train of being lost haha

Taking it with calc helps a ton.

 

[cheernerd5678]

Never going to college because I'm going to fail physics & get my acceptions revoked & not be let in. I'm already not a science person & this is seriously a horrible teacher. I've failed every single test & I have another one tomorrow while I'm currently attempting (but not succeeding) doing my test corrections from the last test. And I'm currently having a mental breakdown because I keep getting the same wrong answer. I'd rather have all of my eye lashes plucked out one at a time than have to take physics......end rant

Are you taking AP Physics or regular physics? We take physics in 9th grade here but I'm in AP physics this year. Physics is my favorite type of science so if you ever need help on something specific feel free to PM me and I'll try to help!

 

[Eyes On The Prize]

Never going to college because I'm going to fail physics & get my acceptions revoked & not be let in. I'm already not a science person & this is seriously a horrible teacher. I've failed every single test & I have another one tomorrow while I'm currently attempting (but not succeeding) doing my test corrections from the last test. And I'm currently having a mental breakdown because I keep getting the same wrong answer. I'd rather have all of my eye lashes plucked out one at a time than have to take physics......end rant

I'm not a science-y person either.... Which is why I have an art degree lol. To be fair, all of my hs science teacher were the worst in their departments or not there for half the year except for my physics teacher. That man was a saint. Whenever I was struggling he told me to write down everything I know about the problem. Write down all the equations I know that I might need and what all the values were. He also said if I get really stuck that I could "draw out" what I think the problem looks like since he knew I was more art driven than science driven. Those things really helped me visualize the problems and made them easier for me to solve since I'm not really a scientific thinker/learner. Maybe doing that could help you? Go about the problem in a different approach. I'm sorry I don't remember anything from physics that's actually helpful.
Good luck!

 

[cheernerd5678]

I'm not a science-y person either.... Which is why I have an art degree lol. To be fair, all of my hs science teacher were the worst in their departments or not there for half the year except for my physics teacher. That man was a saint. Whenever I was struggling he told me to write down everything I know about the problem. Write down all the equations I know that I might need and what all the values were. He also said if I get really stuck that I could "draw out" what I think the problem looks like since he knew I was more art driven than science driven. Those things really helped me visualize the problems and made them easier for me to solve since I'm not really a scientific thinker/learner. Maybe doing that could help you? Go about the problem in a different approach. I'm sorry I don't remember anything from physics that's actually helpful.
Good luck!

This. I have the same teacher for physics this year that I had for Chem last year and I love her. She always says "if you ask me for help on the problem the first thing I'm going to ask to see is your picture. After that I'm going to ask you to tell me everything you know. So you might as well draw a picture and write down what you know and if you do that you probably won't even need my help anymore." I'm a science person and can usually figure it out without drawing a picture every time but on the harder problems it definitely is helpful even for me to draw it - and I can't draw for the life of me!

 

[emma_tuttle]

For all of you worrying about finals, I feel your pain! My finals aren't for another 2 weeks, but they are also the week before our first competition, so even though I really shouldn't be worrying, I am. That will be hands down the hardest week of my life. We only have one game, but I still don't want to even think about it. Not to mention the fact that there is a day that we call the "universal review day" and every class reviews no matter what. Most teachers spend more than just that one day reviewing though. I have no idea why I'm stressing about it. I mean, my lowest grade right now is a 94.5, and I have 2 that are over 100, and my worst class (as in the one I understand the least) is a 100. I literally should not be stressed at all, but I'm so worried

 

[NatalieB97]

Taking it with calc helps a ton.

i'm actually in ap calc ab this year and taking physics this year! except my school only offers 3 levels of physics: physics 1--no math, all conceptual; physics honors--uses trig; ap physics c--uses calculus but you need to understand calculus on a level above the math class i'm taking
they had a physics class that worked in tune with my current math class, but got rid of it for unknown reasons

 

[Flexiii_Lexiii]

Thanks to everyone for making me feel slightly better. If I don't pass with at least a B after finals I'll be taking Chemisty online. I need either Chem or physics but my school alternates them every year so I couldn't take Chem this year. And I was in a different science last year. I just truly hate science. I'm not good at it in the least. Math is my thing though

 

[AllstarObsession]

Are there any specific videos you can recommend? For some reason I can't get the hang of crocheting something in a square or rectangle shape...

For knitting it's a lot easier if you knit with one super long circular needle, I find. Fewer needles to worry about and if you drop one, it can't roll away from you.

Hmm I don't think I know any specifics. I usually just type in the stitch I'm looking for and follow along! It helps to count every single stitch, and the edges look nicer if you chain one at the ends. Don't crochet it in, it just makes the ends look finished .

 

[CEAisstronger]

Never going to college because I'm going to fail physics & get my acceptions revoked & not be let in. I'm already not a science person & this is seriously a horrible teacher. I've failed every single test & I have another one tomorrow while I'm currently attempting (but not succeeding) doing my test corrections from the last test. And I'm currently having a mental breakdown because I keep getting the same wrong answer. I'd rather have all of my eye lashes plucked out one at a time than have to take physics......end rant

I take physics as well. My teacher doesn't exactly teach, per say. It's more of a here's a lab set up, solve for this on your own. Then a multitude of worksheets, teach the class how you got this answer on the white board, here's a quiz that's a curveball on what you've been working on. What I don't like is that test corrections are worth 1/3 the credit, instead of the typical 1/2. I love sciences and they're usually my best subjects. I failed my last physics test, and I almost had a mental breakdown over it.

 

[CheerBank]

I take physics as well. My teacher doesn't exactly teach, per say. It's more of a here's a lab set up, solve for this on your own. Then a multitude of worksheets, teach the class how you got this answer on the white board, here's a quiz that's a curveball on what you've been working on. What I don't like is that test corrections are worth 1/3 the credit, instead of the typical 1/2. I love sciences and they're usually my best subjects. I failed my last physics test, and I almost had a mental breakdown over it.

Former cp's teacher often taught them through videos which they were required to watch at home with followup problems to do (the teacher made the videos). Then they would spend a lot of time in the class (aside from the labs) reviewing the problems and the explanations. The teacher's rationale was that he could teach it to them in school but if they got stuck on problems for homework then it would not matter what they learned that day in class because they would not have anyone to answer their questions.

 

[CheerBank]

Are you taking AP Physics or regular physics? We take physics in 9th grade here but I'm in AP physics this year. Physics is my favorite type of science so if you ever need help on something specific feel free to PM me and I'll try to help!

If you don't mind my asking, what math do you take in 9th grade that you are able to take Physics? I was asking former cp and she said there is quite a bit of trig needed. You took Trig in 9th as well?

 

[emma_tuttle]

Former cp's teacher often taught them through videos which they were required to watch at home with followup problems to do (the teacher made the videos). Then they would spend a lot of time in the class (aside from the labs) reviewing the problems and the explanations. The teacher's rationale was that he could teach it to them in school but if they got stuck on problems for homework then it would not matter what they learned that day in class because they would not have anyone to answer their questions.

How did it work out? It makes sense to me, but I'm curious if it was good in practice too

 

[CheerBank]

How did it work out? It makes sense to me, but I'm curious if it was good in practice too

She wound up doing well overall after a few bumps in the road at different points in the year. Having the videos accessible at any time was great because she could go back and review the lesson as many times as she needed to. They also had to take notes on the videos so she was able to pause and google if she needed additional explanation of things. She went to the teacher's extra help sessions quite often especially before tests and I think got a 91 final grade in the class which she was thrilled with. Not doing as well as she usually does in science (she ran 95+ in Bio and Chem and is in the 2nd year of a 2-part upper level Bio class this year which she loves and is doing great in) was actually a good reality check for her.

 

[retiredl5cheer]

How did it work out? It makes sense to me, but I'm curious if it was good in practice too

I've read articles about school systems putting this type of learning into practice. It's called "flip teaching" and it's supposed to more deeply engage the students in their learning. I think it would be less frustrating as a student because if something is confusing, you know that you'll have lots of opportunity to ask questions during class. What's interesting to me is that this "flip teaching" is how all my college classes worked. You do the readings before class and then the teacher lectures on the material you've already learned and read.

"Flipping" a class | Center for Teaching and Learning

 

[cheernerd5678]

If you don't mind my asking, what math do you take in 9th grade that you are able to take Physics? I was asking former cp and she said there is quite a bit of trig needed. You took Trig in 9th as well?

They just taught us the trig we needed in the class. You could only take honors Physics if you were taking (or past but my year nobody was) geometry, because by the time we got to the trig we were already somewhat familiar with it from geometry. In regular they spent more time teaching the trig since those kids hadn't taken geometry. I was already done with algebra 1 and 2 and took geometry at the same time as physics and I was fine, but like I said I'm a science person. But for my classmates that struggled, I don't think trig was the hard part. We also had an excellent teacher.

ETA: @CEAisstronger that's exactly how my AP Physics class is. We are responsible for outlining each chapter of the book and then it's mostly just labs and worksheets and then a test. But she lets us make up full points on tests :cheering: