<p>I am horrible at adjusting to a new school year, and I always have to play catch up during the 1st semester. Right now I got a 99% on my Chinese quiz, but today I didn’t do so well on my Math quiz. I studied for a really long time, and I knew how to do all the problems, but my math teacher had us write all the steps out. The questions on the quiz were also very long, and I’m not the fastest in math. So, I ended up leaving 3 blank, which means the highest I can get is an 88% 
I only have one math grade so far, so how can I bounce back and keep a high average?</p>
<p>Ace the next test ;)</p>
<p>I recommend doing more homework than required in STEM classes (like math) that you struggle in.</p>
<p>I just had my ap stats and ap calculus quizzes today and I think I perfected each. English quizzes and biology quizzes have been the ones getting me. I think it’s just getting used to the format of the quizzes and test of certain teachers.</p>
<p>Glhf!</p>
<p>^ I did do more homework than required. I knew how to do all the problems, it’s just that I’m slow and sometimes make careless mistakes.
She wrote on the quiz, “Show ALL work. NO WORK = NO CREDIT.” Why does it even matter if I show your own work? How else do you think I would get the answer? Did I pull it out of my @**? Sorry, I’m just really frustrated.</p>
<p>Oh Yakisoba you.</p>
<p>That’s how most teachers are. When i was in algebra the answer was worth 1 point on every 4 point problem and the work was worth 3. I didn’t really get it either. she did it because that’s the way it is in higher math and so she could help us make corrections and see what we did wrong. I liked to do mental math before that and could figure out a majority of the problems in my head.</p>
<p>It’s important to show your work so if you messed up somewhere or got the problem wrong, then she can look at where you went wrong and help you out. And plus, at least with my math teacher last year, you can get partial credit for at least showing your work.</p>
<p>Edit: sorry, I just realized the person above said something pretty similar…</p>
<p>Yeah, but if you don’t show your work and get all the problems right, why should you get a 0%? (My friend didn’t see the “no work=no credit” on the same quiz, and did all of it in his head. Still pretty bummed about the 88, but at least I’m not him right now. He also lost all of his AP Gov material today.)</p>
<p>My math teacher’s especially strict on work for our IB packets, since the mark scheme has certain points that are only earned with correct work. But for her tests, she’ll just make us show the work again if we don’t at first.</p>
<p>I usually start well by copying all of my notes the evening after we take them in class. This way, I have one set in a composition notebook, and one set on loose leaf paper in my giant 3", end-of-two-year-course review binder. And, of course, never letting a teacher move on until I fully understand the topic.</p>
<p>If your teacher thinks its always appropriate and nessecary to show your work, then I think you should just get use to showing your work, especially since it has such an impact on your grade. And try not to stress over it. How long have you been in school?</p>
<p>2 weeks.<br>
10char</p>
<p>Two weeks is not that bad. You still have a lot of time to improve, even just for this first quarter or semester.</p>
<p>I don’t think I really even answered your question. Sorry</p>
<p>Yakisoba,</p>
<p>There’s the format learning I said. Do your homework similar to how you would do a test. First test is always the worst.</p>
<p>My trig teacher last year was pretty lenient on the whole work/answer thing. Her exams often had separate answer sheets than the problems anyway for easy grading, but if it was wrong she would check what work you had to see where you went wrong.</p>
<p>My algebra II teacher in 10th grade had a similar policy. You would get full credit if the answer was on the test circled and correct, but if it was wrong, you only got partial credit if he could see where you went wrong in the work shown.</p>
<p>No idea how my AP Calc teacher will be this year.</p>
<p>So I have a math test over the same concepts on Wednesday. I emailed my math teacher and asked for extra practice problems. Is there anything else I can do at that point besides study and answer the questions?</p>
<p>Bump</p>
<p>Also–I had to quit orchestra due to a conflicting schedule. Does it matter if I don’t do any art-related extracurriculars? I’m above average at drawing, painting, etc., but I don’t think I could win any art competitions.</p>
<p>You don’t need art-related ECs just like you don’t need a sport.</p>
<p>Also, show your work for math. You will get a 2 on the AP Calculus exam if you don’t show your work, so it’s best to develop that habit now.</p>
<p>Nah just show your work. Also go in after school if you want more help. Your teacher seems pretty cool :)</p>
<p>Not showing work shows lack of understanding. If your just doing some algebra class or trig class any fool can magic" their way to the answer (especially in trig identity proofs and just plain algebraic equations). I used to number my steps in my trig class cause the teacher was so much about showing work.</p>
<p>I finally got an A on a AP biology quiz btw 
I’m seeing the pattern to what he tests now and what he doesn’t.</p>
<p>It’s not that I DIDN’T show my work on the math quiz; quite the contrary, actually. I was too caught up trying to show my work that I didn’t notice the time, so I didn’t finish. I need to work on my speed.</p>