Should I drop honors English?

Elleya
Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:05:54 +0000

I’m just going to leave this here…



Have you…talked to your teacher about how you’re struggling? I feel like a lot of people (myself included) decide to give up on a class before we even ask for help. 9 times out of 10 (or for me, like 3 times out of 4), as soon as I asked for help I got it, and did much better.

Dropping a class is a last resort, not a first.



Granted, doesn’t exactly apply in this case. First, a B might be unacceptable to you but it’s something you won’t be able to avoid in your life. Get over it. Second, if you drop honors English because the teacher is a harsh grader/assigns a lot of work, colleges are going to look at that (and I had kids in my class last year do the same) as you taking the easy way out. They know.

Thirdly, if your English teacher is going to make you into a great writer or help you realize your writing potential, you must be out of your mind to turn that down. I know a lot of people who whined and cried because our English teacher gave them C’s on all of their essays, but I also know people who took his advice and turned their grades around into A’s instead of moaning and groaning and finding a way to switch out.