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sammy1996
October 11th, 2011, 09:25 AM
Well usually im really good at school and do well but recently its all fell to sh*t it just seems like my lessons are so much longer and so much harder and i just cant keep up, Science and maths are normally my best subjects but because were doing some work a year early its really hard and just cant do it.... in the past 2 days ive spent 4 hours looking at dividing cubic polynomials and i still dont have a clue what to do with them, any tips on how to fix this and get back to normal?
https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/3_mathsessentials/maths_pdfs/poly%20division.pdf its that kind of thing that were doing

greekyogurt
October 11th, 2011, 10:10 AM
Time management. Work on it.
It's probably not that you're losing the inspiration (which I'm assuming is what you meant by the lessons seeming longer and harder for you), just that you're distracted and losing focus. Remember it won't last forever and eventually all of your hard work will end up being put to good use and you should be fine.
Good luck.

sammy1996
October 11th, 2011, 12:47 PM
the lessons are alot harder and i cant do some of the things we are supposed to be doing, which makes them seem longer, its because im doing AS level work in year 11

greekyogurt
October 11th, 2011, 08:20 PM
the lessons are alot harder and i cant do some of the things we are supposed to be doing, which makes them seem longer, its because im doing AS level work in year 11

If you're having trouble you could either ask someone or perhaps you just aren't ready for all the work they're giving you and you need to drop it and just do what's necessary or what you know you can do. (I'm assuming AS stands for advanced or courses to get credits for college?)
Either way, if you can't do it, you just can't. It may be you don't have enough time, the classes are too advanced, or you aren't/weren't prepared. I'd suggest seeking out a tutor or one of your teachers to explain whatever you don't understand first before considering dropping it though. It might just be you can't grasp the whole idea of the material on your own and need someone to explain it in terms in which you do. That seems to usually be the case, from what I know, and a lot of the time students don't like talking to their teachers or anyone for that matter in fear of seeming incapable, but it's fine to do so if you're really having an issue and means you're actually trying.