<p>I can self study if I have some sort of understanding of what I am supposed to be doing. The way I learn math is by being showed how to do something once. As soon as I get one example I am fine. </p>
<p>I’m not ashamed of my 1. I am absolutely positive I earned that score. I’m not proud of it, but I know that it does not reflect my overall academic abilities. So I really don’t care that much.</p>
<p>I know what you mean my ap us teacher tought noting all year. We did two DBQs and a list of stuped ones ( essays about wall-mart, are life, and what we wanted read are funeral ect)
It was funny but 95% of the class will fail.</p>
<p>Pulled off a one on Macro. Considering I NEVER understood anything from the course, I got lucky through momentary remembrance on in-class tests, but when it came to the AP exam a whole semester later, there was no hope. Luckily, I redeemed myself by getting a four on Micro. Sorta.</p>
<p>@risubu, I’m not quite sure why it’s a tag, but I think Mitt Romney does belong in this thread: he’d definitely get a 1 in AP US Government & Politics!</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, your AP score has nothing to do with how well you’re doing in a class merely labeled “AP Whatever” and way more to do with the way the material is covered.</p>
<p>In my APUSH class, the correlations between students’ letter grades and eventual AP grades were abnormal. We had A students who got 3s and I know at least one guy who had a B (almost a C) who got a 5 despite regularly getting 1s and 2s on in-class essays all year. Likewise, my Calc class had a spread of grade distributions from As to Cs but no one has gotten less than a 5 with that teacher for 12 years running now.</p>
<p>@ameliab12’s post is absolutely right. At the end of the day, it’s YOUR education and you should be willing to do whatever it takes to make sure you understand the material being taught. It really bothers me when people use bad teachers as a crutch to excuse the fact that they failed something. Although we all have had our fair share of bad teachers, there is an endless amount of resources (ex. tutors, Khan Academy, YouTube tutorials, etc.) that can help you succeed without the help of your teacher. #FACT</p>