I am so aggravated. I am taking an economics course and it is so hard for me. We have to read a chapter and do checkpoint question and chapter questions that the teacher has picked out, plus we have to take a quiz for every chapter. This is all stuff that I am capable of doing and I do well at, but the quizzes are hard. We can take each of them four times, each with different questions, and we keep our highest grade for the quiz. Sounds easy right?
Trying to wrap my head around half the stuff in this book is such a pain. I don’t understand 90% of the stuff it says. My husband understands it all very well, but I really think I am stupid. He tries to explain it to me as well as he can and I think it helps sometimes. I can read something that is so simple to the average person, but I have a hard time understanding what it means, so I have to read it over and over until I completely understand it. I think I put up a mental block for the things I am not interested in and it is hurting me badly. I can do the assignments and get passing grades on all of them, matter of fact, I have a B in the course right now, however if I fail the final I fail the class. So basically, if I get a 100% on everything in the class, and fail the final, I fail the course. That blows hardcore. I honestly don’t think I can pass the final at the rate I am going and I am struggling badly. The thought of economics is killing me and I think I officially hate economics all together.
I am taking 3 other classes, all online, History- lots of notes to take, but I love it; General Psychology- all tests on campus, but I love that class too; and English 102- which is very easy to me. I think psych, history and English I do well in because they are all something I am halfway interested in. English is because I want to be an English teacher; Psychology because I love learning about how the mind works and how people react to things and why; and History because I love history in general, and it’s interesting as well. But I honestly HATE economics and the more I try to do my homework and quizzes and think about my final the more I want to drop the course because I know I can’t pass it and I don’t want it to drop my GPA. But I also know I have to have the credit for the course as part of my teaching degree.
I’m not sure what to do about this whole big mess, but I have gotten myself into this and I guess I am going to have to get myself out of it. I usually use index cards to study, which are a life saver for me and they are the only way I seem to get anything into my brain, but I’m not sure index cards will help with economics. Guess I’ll have to try it and see what happens, if not, I’m afraid I am going to fail this course. :(
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I know how you feel. My area of trouble is math, and I have always struggled with it. I know it can be hard, but you just have to believe in yourself. Doubting yourself will get you no where. Believe and you can achieve. Or at least that's what I tell myself. So far, it's been working.
ReplyDeleteI think I had that course last year ?Econ 201? and it was tough. I remember thinking just like you, "man, this is tough" but I pushed through and ended up with a B. Good Luck!!!
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