@Undecided3494 The school has no right to dictate where my money goes and can’t go. Suggesting me not to take the test is fine, but purposefully not taking note of my payment and giving me a paper receipt and indirectly making the decision that is ultimately mine is wrong. There’s a reason the US education system is trash and part of the reason is what you described in your reply.
OP - accountability in general for your academics. From your other posts…
Most people would probably define a 2.56 as being a bad student. But you blame boring classes.
Here the teachers are to blame for you doing poorly. Sometimes you seem to take responsibility, other times the blame is all on someone else. It’s very possible that, like your academics, something other than the administration being “out for you” is to blame for most of your issues .
@Lagging I’m not going to argue with cause it’s quite pointless. In my particular and rare case, you have to experience everything I’m saying first hand to understand where I’m coming from. Thanks for all the “helpful” input!
@Ballestlavie So now the whole US system is trash when so many students who work hard, unlike you, get through school just fine and get into great colleges and go on to have exceptional careers. Again how can you even know that they did anything on purpose, stop blaming others when you don’t know the whole story. If you don’t take responsibility for your own mistakes nobody will respect you. BTW have you done any prep or practice for the exam because if you think you can just walk in and take it and get a 5 you are sorely mistaken.
Yep, @Ballestlavie is very prone to blaming others.
I have a 2.56 GPA =I’m not a bad student, I just have bad teachers
My teachers teach me nothing = It’s definitely not because I’m not interested in school
I am failing in math = This is obviously due to my teacher’s accent, plus tutors are totally useless
I wasn’t responsible enough to make sure the paperwork was done right = The US education system is trash and its the reason everyone is out to get me!
I’m sure this dogpile isn’t helping. Lay off…
@bodangles I realize that it is not the nicest thread, but the kid needs to wake up and start taking some initiative. I was basically him until my parents sat me down freshman year and opened my eyes. It really helped me start taking accountability for my actions and motivated me to put in the effort it took to get through school and get into college. This kid may not believe it but if he changes his ideals a little he will make his life much better and easier.
They’ve already started doing better – a current 3.8 compared to whatever it was before. So you’re not actually doing anything.
@bodangles Not really, they still seem to be looking for reasons to blame other people for their failure in their first two years of high school. He said his teachers taught him nothing, blamed one teacher for having an accent, and also complained about his tutors being useless. How can you tell me this isn’t still a problem?
@Ballestlavie From what I learned through a quick search, you will not be able to take the test at its current date as schools can no longer order tests for the scheduled date. You may have a chance to get an alternate exam for late-testing.
@Undecided3494 it’s certainly not YOUR problem. And none of us know enough to determine whether it actually is a problem at all. You’ve got one-sided posts from someone who’s upset. Not exactly the best factual evidence.
@RMNiMiTz
all you’re doing is taking pieces from my previous posts lol. I don’t in anyway understand what you’re accomplishing by it either.
And all your points are falsely stated as well, especially the last one. I did everything they said you need to do with the paperwork. Once I do my pet it’s on them to order the tests for each student.
I was the only one in the entire school that this happened to
So it’s not your responsibility to see what’s going on? You stated that you felt something was clearly wrong, yet you went “whatever, they will take care of it”.
If something looks wrong, feels wrong, and seems wrong, it’s your responsibility to make sure it’s not wrong.
This is a life lesson, not something just for high school.
I can understand your not being allowed to take the class if your school has grade requirements. Our school allows parents to sign a form permitting a student to take an AP class even if the student doesn’t meet the entrance requirements. Does yours? Our HS requires any student who takes the class to take the exam and doesn’t allow self-testing. What does your school’s handbook say? I agree that you should have been told much sooner that you are not going to be able to take the test this year. For now, I would speak with your parents and have them intervene to ensure that you get into the AP classes you want for next year.
And, by the way, I do fully believe that there are occasions when a teacher or administrator is out to get a student. It happened to my middle son and I almost had to take the SD to court. However, when they realized that H and I are both attorneys and that I litigate for a living and that I was not going to give up, they backed down and put my son in the accelerated classes he belonged in. I am not a parent who believes that all of my children are geniuses who belong in advanced classes, but my middle son happens to be. I never pushed for any of my other kids to be in an advanced class, even if they met the requirements.
Not sure that I can add much more to the discussion that others haven’t already said, but- You didn’t meet the requirements to get put on the AP track (not the school’s fault, but I guess they could have been more clear about the requirements), the school screwed up ordering your test (which IS the school’s fault), and they probably aren’t really out to get you (though I don’t know you or the teachers, so I don’t know for sure. There are some teachers/principals who seem to have ‘least favorite students’-like the opposite of a teacher’s pet) Just keep trying as hard as you can in the classes they let you into, I guess. It doesn’t seem like there is much you can do now about the test.
If he pushes the school is still able to order an alternate AP test which he will take at a later date than the rest of the students who are taking the regular AP Exam.
@RMNiMiTz when did I ever say its not my responsibility. I went to the pre-administrative meeting for the test to fill out my answer sheet which I had to ask for as they didn’t have a folder with my name, did so for the whole hour it takes after school, then the next day I’m informed my name was never on the list even though my paperwork was there and it was stamped as paid.
I did everything I was responsible for. I even extended my concerns out to the principal and informed my parents.
@techmom99 My school has no regulation saying you cannot take the test without the class. And my parents have intervened in multiple cases as this is not the first time the school has shown and inferiority complex towards me as a student. It has resulted in a brief agreement and no further action from any administrators.
I am sorry this has happened to you, I hope you get your test and that you get a score you like. Sometimes students fall through the cracks or get a run of bad luck. It is unfortunate.
By blaming the school administrators for conspiracy and never stopping even once to question yourself, I would say that it represents a lack of responsibility.
But I’ve beaten the dead horse too many times, by replying to you.
If your school permits students to take the test without the class, then have your parents call and insist that you be able to take the test on the alternate, make-up date.