Difficulty To 8th Grade

When I was younger I failed myself and my family when I got held back a grade because I was not showing any progress in any of my subjects. I lost all of my friends, they began to talk bad about me because they thought I was not as Intelligent as they were. This effected me emotionally, I begged my parents not to hold me back a grade and to let me stay with my friends but my parents being tough said no, because school isn't about being close with friends, its about learning and making something of yourself. I learned a very important lesson the day I got held back a grade and that is to never give up and to strive to be the best in anything I do. I also learned that friends come and go, and that I can make more friends. I started studying every

In my 7th-grade history class, I was having trouble with my assignments. At the start of the year, it was all easy for me, but over time, it became difficult. The reason was that I couldn’t understand what’s happening when reading the passage in the textbook. Therefore, I felt that I couldn’t overcome understanding what the tests are saying. I would have just stared at the passages like a hawk during my tests. Eventually, I stopped doing my homework and studying for tests as a result of thinking it was useless to try. At the end of that semester, my grade was a D since I was slacking off. I was truly shocked when I saw my grade because I believed I was going to fail everything.

Throughout my life I have struggled when it came to the education system and learning itself. I have had highs and lows; I have been through several tutors, and have spent a lot of money in attempting to learn certain concepts and subjects. Although school has not come as easy to me as it does to others, I have not let that stop me from developing a mind of my own and self-educating myself. I never failed school, but I always struggled through most subjects. I would be the girl who tutors other students in Chemistry, but would then fail a test on the same subject matter that I just taught to the students I tutored. This took a toll on me mentally; it creates a sense of anger and a

In high school, I struggled with both math and physics. Between the two, physics was more challenging for me than math. When my father realized I was failing both subjects (with flying colors) he immediately hired a tutor for me. Prior to getting help, I spent a lot of time in circles trying to figure out one question after another. For some reason I could not get the hang of physics. I started to feel embarrassed about not know how to solve my math and physics problems when I realized that one of my closest girlfriend was doing well in both subjects. After taking a quiz, I would hide my grade from my classmates because I was so embarrassed about it. When my father received my first quarter report card he was very disappointed

I face little challenges every single day, but that's a part of life; that's just how things are. The most important things in my life are my grades, family, and friends, so naturally, my struggle involved one of these things. This year was particularly hard for me in school, I was a sophomore taking four AP classes. I thought it wouldn't be as bad as everyone said it was going to be - it turned out to be all right, except I had little free time. Because of this, I struggled in AP Language. I didn't give the subject enough attention and did not try hard enough. Three weeks before the end of the semester, I had an A-. On the very last day of the semester, my grade was a 95% A. In order to get it up to an A, I had to work with a great amount

When I was in elementary school, I often struggled academically. Whenever I did not understand a lesson in class, I felt inadequate compared to my peers. This self doubt carried on with me into middle school. I failed

For a long time, I've been struggling with my grades and keeping up with my school work. In middle school, I had a lot of low grades and did not truly seem to care. My mom decided to assign me to a tutor every week to help bring my grades up, until halfway through my freshman year when I stopped due to the fact I didn't need the tutoring anymore. I was told that I was doing well enough that I could handle it on my own, which motivated me to start working diligently on my own. I was an average student at that point, I had mostly A's and B's with a C or two, but I hoped to prove that I could do more. I had to find a new way of dealing with my study and learning habits in order to efficiently work hard and achieve the grades I desired. My goal

I managed to fail a few of my test due to failing to study the day before. My teacher where outraged and kept me for tutoring to try and bring my grades up. That was a tough time for me back then since I was always bullied at school. I was so ashamed in myself that set a goal to get commended in one of my 5th grade STAAR test. I began to focus more on subjects I was most confused in such as math. I came to every day tutoring was held, and I managed to arrive early in the morning to work on homework that was due late. Weeks and weeks of doing homework and sleep deprivation only managed to get me to a 70-82 in the weekly tests given during the time. I soon began

In middle school, teachers expected less of you and were more lenient if you turned in things late but to avoid turning in things late I had a period of Academic Coaching where I got help on assignments. In middle school, I had a lot of trouble in English, Math and Keyboarding (covers). In high school, your work is expected the day its due. So far, I’ve continued to have trouble in English (Shakespeare), and Math (Algebra I & II, and Geometry). It helps to have teachers that support you, I have had several supportive people at school such as: Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Gulliemart, Ms. Skeen, Mr. Hastings, and Mrs. Franks. These people are willing to step in when I need encouragement or emotional

One obstacle in high school that I had was Honor Chemistry class. I have never had a good understanding of Chemistry in Jr. High and my father was sick at the time, which made me less focus. Despite this, I had always scored high in the Class, keeping a high A in the class. One quiz I felt very good about I got was a 65. This quiz spurred me into a greater commitment to conquer the subject. For the rest of the year I work harder on Chemistry than any other class and came out of the class with an A.

An obstacle I had overcome during my educational journey was my Freshman year the year I just wanted to give up. I wanted to give up because of everything that was going on outside of school and me missing days of school for what was going on. Which was the facts I had broken my dominant wrist, My father passed away, and my grandmother passed away three weeks later. My grades started dropping and I was ready to give up on school the teachers wouldn’t help me and I barely passed my classes. I was caught up in drama and felt like I couldn’t get out everywhere I turned .Then the next school year after one month of school I transferred schools. I was sad at first but I loved that I had escaped the drama. I ended up having teachers that really tried

I will pursue the help of tutors for any class that I am having difficulty in. I will also create a working schedule for assignments, homework, and preparation for tests. I will not let my personal problems hinder my time in college again; I now understand that this is a serious matter. Gaining a higher education will affect the rest of my life, and I will not let it be wasted.

The greatest academic challenge I have faced to this day was Pre Calculus my Junior year. Math has always been my weakest subject and the one that I need the most help in. Unfortunately, help was something I struggled to find. The friends that I had in the class also struggled to understand the subject matter just as much as I did and were unable to help me themselves. For a long time, I used online resources to try and review the subject matter at home. While I could struggle through my homework by comparing the problem step-by-step with an example, tests and quizzes felt impossible.

Throughout my high school years my grades have been up and down honestly. My freshman year was not the hardest but also not the easiest. I struggled in English 1p for a while, however, my english strategic class had helped me very much as well with my grade in my English 1p. High school has been a challenge overall trying to keep my grades up, my junior year was the hardest year for me throughout my high school years. I have never been the best in math for as long as I could remember and I struggled with learning all of the formulas. To help try to bring my grade up I then started attending tutoring which helped somewhat, the most that helped me was writing down more notes and studying a lot more than I was. It has now came to my

I almost flunked the eighth grade. Struggling through school, I never asked for help. I went to school everyday pretending I knew everything, convincing everyone, including myself, that I was doing fine academically. The teacher told me once,“this may be an F, but it’s a higher F than last time." It wasn’t until my teacher made that comment about my work, that I really thought about my future. So after a long crying session, I decided to get my act together.