Don't blame the possibility of you never using this later in life on your failures in Math. Take responsibility. An 11th grader should not be in Algebra 1. Algebra is taught in the 8th grade, or 7th for some schools. You shouldn't ask the forum for help. Look up the proper steps to solve it. It doesn't matter if you'll use this later in life because you still have to do it now and get good grades on it.
It makes you smarter and not look like a complete buffoon if your child asks you to help solve a math problem. "Sorry son/daughter, I only know adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing."
Sure, if you end up becoming an editor, you won't need math as much, but that doesn't mean you can't still know it. Knowledge is power.
I agree with you. However, I shall explain why I am still in Algebra 1.
Starting in 8th grade, I began with Pre-Algebra which I did fairly well in, but never completed it because of an on-going depression I've had in life that's only recently finally ended. I failed that course even though I knew what I was doing (except for a few things) and they decided that without my, or my parents' knowledge, they placed me into a three-semester Algebra class starting my Freshman year. I finished the first semester (which was Pre-Algebra) and aced it with no problem because I was doing really well the first semester of my Freshman year; mentally and physically and such, I was happy.
Beginning second semester, I began Algebra 1 semester 1 (you can already see how this is going to forget up) and I had a bit of a jerk for a teacher, which didn't really help. I had went through a devastating loss after making it to Semi-Finals during my marching band season and we lost to some cigarettes that were wayyy worse than us, which kind of kicked off my depression again because I lacked anything fun to do. So I began my depression once again and I started getting sick a bunch and stayed home a lot and got behind in my work.
Eventually, this escalated to the point to where I only passed like, two of my seven classes. I forgot how many of them I passed. This was during second semester. First semester I aced everything. Anyway, I eventually failed the class and then next year, sophomore year, I retook semester 1 (while still undergoing IRL issues) and eventually quit because the freshmen in the class were pissing me off too much to focus on my work - they were absolute jerks. So I took a credit recovery program and had a good chance with that, but the semester was about to end so I failed and left the school and started online school the next.
This new school just so happened to be stupid and misread my transcript and put me in semester 2 instead of semester 1. Not only did I have no clue what I was doing, I let them know of the issue and they denied it. I told them at least five times and they denied it all of the times until I finally explained the situation thoroughly and by then, it was too late - I failed.
I left that piece of stuff school and am now starting on a new online school, which brings me to my current situation.
That's pretty much my story if that helps you understand why it looks like I'm a complete idiot for still being in Algebra 1. lol
