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xXoblivionXx
May 24th, 2012, 03:41 PM
Okay so I currently have an 80% in Algebra I. Today I took the final and I don't thing I did well on it :( If I don't get above an 80% on the final I can't move onto Geometry next year. I really want to take geometry next year.

So here are my options:

1. Take Algebra I again next year
2. Take a course over the summer at the nearby community college (my school doesn't offer Algebra I as a summer school class)
3. Get a private tutor over the summer.
Greg1994
May 24th, 2012, 04:24 PM
The way it works in my school, if you get an 80% for the whole year and then get a 0 on the final (which I doubt you did) you'd end up with a 70 for the year. In my school, a 60 is still a passing grade. I don't exactly know what your passing grades are, but if you have an 80% in the class thats not bad at all, I don't know where you came to the idea that you're failing
xXoblivionXx
May 24th, 2012, 04:46 PM
well if I have to retake algebra that would be considered failing...
Jess
May 24th, 2012, 04:47 PM
I think you should do #2. if you pass that course, would you be able to take Geometry next year?
xXoblivionXx
May 24th, 2012, 04:49 PM
yes, I would. Actually I would be able to do geometry next year if I do either #2 or #3.
Greg1994
May 24th, 2012, 04:51 PM
ok, getting a tutor would not mean you instantly pass the class. I'm just confused as to how a 70% is failing
Jess
May 24th, 2012, 04:53 PM
ok, getting a tudor would not mean you instantly pass the class. I'm just confused as to how a 70% is failing

she failed to pass Algebra I and move on to Geometry. (xYz, am I correct? :p)

she needs a 80% to pass Algebra I and move on to Geometry
xXoblivionXx
May 24th, 2012, 04:53 PM
It's not failing. If I got below a C that would be failing. But my teacher will recommend that next year I take the class over again.
Greg1994
May 24th, 2012, 04:59 PM
Ohhh!!! ok, you don't HAVE to take the class next year if she tells you to. If you want to get a tutor than go for it, take it from me, Geometry is a cake walk. Algebra II is a challenge, I finished Algebra I with a 87% and I ended up getting an 81% in II.
xXoblivionXx
May 24th, 2012, 05:04 PM
okay thanks for you for your opinion. :D

so do you recommend me getting a tutor at the lest so I don't totally bomb Algebra II?
Jess
May 24th, 2012, 05:05 PM
okay thanks for you for your opinion. :D

so do you recommend me getting a tutor at the lest so I don't totally bomb Algebra II?

I would definitely recommend that :)
Greg1994
May 24th, 2012, 05:08 PM
That might be best, a lot of Algebra II extends from what you did in Algebra I, I learned that the hard way... stupid slope
xXoblivionXx
May 24th, 2012, 05:26 PM
I'm weird in a way. I can do harder stuff like quadratic equations and liner equations but I can't so systems :3
Greg1994
May 24th, 2012, 05:55 PM
I liked quadratic ones, they were easy and I was good at them, as for systems, they can blow me
jessiecox1
May 24th, 2012, 10:04 PM
Getting a tutor would probably be a good idea. They might be able to explain things more clearly than what they have in class.
Aves
May 26th, 2012, 01:04 PM
I would take the class at the community college if you have to retake it. I would hate to have to retake a class for a whole semester/year.
xXoblivionXx
May 30th, 2012, 02:55 PM
Okay here is the thing...
I got an F on the final and a 78% as an overall grade.


What should I do?? I real don't want to take it again next year but I'm not sure if a tutor is going to be enough...

Help :/
Aves
May 31st, 2012, 01:14 AM
I'm confused on how just having a tutor will be enough for your school to recognize you've learned the information.

I stand by what I said and recommend re-taking it at the community college.
Jean Poutine
June 1st, 2012, 01:26 AM
How is a 78% a failing grade?

For asking so much of your students, you Americans sure fail at educamation.

In law school a pass grade is 50 lol.
Aves
June 1st, 2012, 04:00 AM
How is a 78% a failing grade?

For asking so much of your students, you Americans sure fail at educamation.

In law school a pass grade is 50 lol.

Some states (like mine) want students to get above a certain grade in math courses before moving on. For my state, Indiana, you must have a C in the class. A C- will result in you retaking that semester(s).
Thunduhbuhlt
June 8th, 2012, 12:53 AM
Some states (like mine) want students to get above a certain grade in math courses before moving on. For my state, Indiana, you must have a C in the class. A C- will result in you retaking that semester(s).

Wow, that's asking a lot. In Colorado since "No Child Left Behind" was repealed, it only has to be above and F. So a 60% is a pass. I never have to worry about that though, I am a straight A student. :P