Woodcreek High School Research Paper

During my junior year i took pre calculus and had one of the most difficult teachers at Woodcreek High School. The way he taught was very difficult, when we did not understand something he would get impatient and just move on. He also, didn't put much of effort into helping us or even cared if we succeeded. A month into the semester approximately half the class had complained about him and a third had transferred to the “easier” pre calculus class. I am not the kind of person who gives up and quits something because it is hard but when my friend told me she had an A in the “easy” class and I was sitting with an impressive 68% I was really tempted to.

On the other hand I was extremely determined to pass this class. I tried staying after school to ask my teacher for help and every time he would say he was busy or he would tell to ask the students in my class, so I tried asking other math teachers for help and they couldn't even understand the way my teacher was teaching. I ended up going to a math tutor, three times a week Tony from Mathnasium would help me with my homework and help me prepare for tests for many hours.
I had never gotten a C before and I was absolutely crushed and absolutely livid with my teacher. However, looking back now at that C I could not be more proud of myself. I did not take the easy way out, I persevered and overcame a teacher who did not believe in his students and I overcame the bit of my own self doubt. I was serious about passing the “hard” pre calculus class and that's exactly what I