Senior Class Struggles

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So far, my senior year has been a struggle. PTPʻs are due soon, classes are getting harder, and homework are more of a struggle that I had relinquish on trying to turn in my work in completed. Last year, I told myself that senior year was going to go out with a "Bang" but looks like the bombs went off at the wrong time. Due to the fact that I have given up on my homework, my mother has been on my back and I have been getting berated a lot from both of my parents. Also, I have estranged most of my friends thinking I have let them down like how I let my parents down. But Iʻm actually very thankful that I have them in my life. They reminded me that they will always be here for me through my tough times and they know that Iʻm going to be having a lot of time struggling through the work Iʻll be getting from my classes. I have been getting help from them every morning now and they have been helping with my Algebra 2 homework. I have been struggling a lot in that class but Iʻm actually thankful that I have friends out there that are willing to help me when Iʻm struggling. One thing that I have been working on to try and improve my is I have been asking for help not only from my friends but also from my teacher. I used to sit by my self and struggle with my homework (I still do at home …show more content…

I know that there is a tutor for Algebra 2 in the library and I have seen Mrs. Mindy a couple of times to get help on my Algebra 2 homework, but sadly Iʻm still struggling with Algebra 2. I have also tried Kahn Academy to try and help me but I could never understand what it tells me even though I have tried to re-watch the video to try and do the work myself. I mostly bomb my test in Algebra 2 even though I do the homework but I never found the reason why I can do the work but not do good on the test or

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