Very Strong Math Classes

Throughout my years of school, I had always been a strong math and science student getting very high grades on mostly every test. From eighth grade till tenth grade I did well in math classes including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Going into my junior year I didn't expect my honors pre calculus class to be a struggle. I assumed it would be similar to trigonometry and algebra and relatively more of a review class. Starting with the first test I did not receive a high grade like I was expected and I was incredibly upset. I immediately asked for extra help but I felt my teacher was not focusing on me and didn't want to dedicate the time to help me. I never really went back to extra help after that time but my grades did get a little better but still not as high as normally. I began to ask other students how they felt about the teacher and it turns out that I wasn't the only one who felt that our teacher was
I began to get my usual high eighties and nineties on tests. When we moved onto harder material towards the end of the year, the teacher barely taught at all focusing on her younger classes. Not even the smartest kids were completely understanding the material but we were still speeding through it with barely any review for the final. I knew I was not as prepared as I should be so I began asking other teachers for help and doing practice problems on my own. My hard work did end up paying off when I got a 100 on the final. From this experience I learned that no matter what is bringing you down, you have to work through it. I realized that I had to personally do whatever will help me succeed and not care what people think. This situation helped me see that asking for help is perfectly fine when you need it and that's a motto I plan to think about it throughout the rest of my high school career and my college