Hello, I'm 16 years old and my dream is to be a registered nurse with a specialty in either forensics, psychiatric, or women's health. Overall, I would say I have a high intelligence in every subject except for math, I may even go as far to say I have a learning disability when it comes to it. My weakness is so strong sometimes I have to use a calculator for simple division, multiplication, addition, or subtraction. At work I can take a 30 minute break starting at 4:43 and it can take me about three minutes to figure out when to get back. I almost failed Algebra 2 this year, I cannot remember my grade in Algebra 1 from last year, but it was very low. In my medical class I take as an elective, I am very good at it. I understand anatomy, biology, pathophysiology, infection control, patient care, etc extremely well, even better than all of my class, I may have the highest grade there with a 97%. Even in my basic high school classes I have A+ to B+ in all of my grades, nothing lower, except my Algebra 2 grade, which was a failing grade for 18 weeks, I passed for the year by two percent. My question is, can I still be a nurse while I am terrible at math? I am terrified to think my weakness could potentially end a life.
I'm sure people have, in many schools across the United States terrible teachers get away with things; harming students physically and mentally, not educating and doing their job. I would think if there are so many students failing a class, they would consider fixing it? We also have very low Keystone scores for Algebra 1, I'm surprised we haven't been shut down, only 38% of students passed their first time. I guess being buddy-buddy with the superintendent, principals, and guidance counselor has its perks?
Sorry, you're not from Pennsylvania. Keystone exams are graduation requirements which test for proficiency in Biology, Algebra, and English. They are pretty much used to evaluate teachers (not students) and schools to determine if they're worth keeping open.
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I'm sure people have, in many schools across the United States terrible teachers get away with things; harming students physically and mentally, not educating and doing their job. I would think if there are so many students failing a class, they would consider fixing it? We also have very low Keystone scores for Algebra 1, I'm surprised we haven't been shut down, only 38% of students passed their first time. I guess being buddy-buddy with the superintendent, principals, and guidance counselor has its perks?
If I heard that was happening I don't care if he's friends with the president, he shouldn't be teaching dogs! I would be there up in arms!
I assumed the Keystone (which is funny because it's a beer here in Texas) is like the TAAS/TAKS/STAAR/whatever it's called now.
So where are all the parents?! My oldest just graduated and my second starts high school this fall. No way in hell would any teacher be treating my children that way.
I use a calculator for all my med calculations even if I think I can do it in my head just to be double sure. I'm not great at math but I got through. I second getting extra help with any math questions. I was luckily and didn't have to take stats in university. They do know but not my year :)
I make sure there's always a calculator in my scrubs for simple math, but I will struggle without a visual conversion chart. But I guess that is something you get used to as a nurse?
Same situation for me! Got low B's and C' in algebra 1, geometry, and algebra 2. I had awful math anxiety, and a mental block toward learning it. I had high school teachers like you described.
Fast forward to college. I tried hard, got a tutor, changed my mindset, and had decent teachers. I got all A's this year- This includes my Statistics and Chemistry classes.
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I'm sure people have, in many schools across the United States terrible teachers get away with things; harming students physically and mentally, not educating and doing their job. I would think if there are so many students failing a class, they would consider fixing it? We also have very low Keystone scores for Algebra 1, I'm surprised we haven't been shut down, only 38% of students passed their first time. I guess being buddy-buddy with the superintendent, principals, and guidance counselor has its perks?