I really need help, I’m stuck in a situation that I don’t know how to get out of?
Well…where do i start…?
So im 17, and senior in high school and things are going terribly. Im not the type of student to slack off, or misbehave, or anything, but im not doing too good. I’ve been dedicating myself to my schoolwork because it’s my last year, but still, it doesn’t raise my grades up enough to get into any colleges. Now, back in sophmore year, i had transferred to this county from another county, and in THIS county im in now, the standards are higher, so yeah i have been having trouble.
The teachers are no help either. There IS a time (3rd period) for us to go to our class that we need help in for tutoring, but my algebra teacher isn’t that nice, in fact she’s a real bitch, and i don’t mean like strict, i mean i actually walked in on her saying that she didn’t have the patience to teach anymore and didn’t want to do this…so anyway the entire class has no clue what she was talking about, and she says "y’know, don’t even bother asking me for help because im tired of explaining it over and over again..". And then when i try to turn to my textbook for help it ends up being totally different from what she taught us, and i end up failing the tests. Most of the staff at the school is like that..the "well..y’know..just..i dont know" type of people that don’t really seem to care. So anyways…since im one of the people that didn’t originally start out school in this county, my schedule is pretty fucked up and i have to also put up with the other seniors rubbing their perfect lives in my face. I do everything im supposed to, when they tell me that something, such as an extra class or whatever, is required for graduation, i do WHATEVER the guidance counselor tell me to do, but you know what, im actually getting nowhere, ok? I have no friends to help me with the classes that im failing (im not really the most liked person, and im kinda awkward) and tutoring costs AND clashes with my schedule b/c/ im in DECA club. So while im over here trying my best, i don’t know what i want to do with my life! I am not intrested in anything, nothing makes me happy (i am a natually unhappy person). I had originally wanted to go to college, but
1) what for? nothing intrests me
2) cant get into any colleges
3) only community colleges in my area are, oddly enough, for medical with i am NOT intrested in. I don’t care about other people. And it wouldn’t make sense to go to a community college elsewhere because i’d have nowhere to live. So right now i have no motivation whatsoever. I don’t know if im gonna graduate because i have teachers bringing me down telling me that "oh, it’s almost too late for you, i dont know what to tell you, sorry hun" and not attempting to help me, and even if i could graduate, where would i go? i don’t want to join the air force like my dad and sis (both military veterans) suggested. What would i do there? i dont wanna go to war, i dont know what to do right now?
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I’m very sorry to hear about your situation. I have a couple suggestions, but don’t know if they will help. Maybe one will.
First, at our local high school, the National Honor Society students do free tutoring. Can you look into that option?
Beyond high school, and please consider sticking it out and working to graduate – I find it hard to believe that your school is not working harder to make sure you graduate, because there is a lot of pressure on school systems to reduce their drop out rates. Anyway, another option is technical or trade school – where you train for a specific profession. These can be anything from plumber to auto mechanic to hair dresser – and a bunch in between.
Your other option, of course, is to look for a job after high school. After a few months of "do you want fries with that?" you might actually have a different perspective on going to school so you can get a better job. Of course, that assumes you can even find a job, which with the current economy is not guaranteed.
Best wishes in whatever you do.
December 19th, 2009 at 4:54 am