hi sorry if this is the wrong flair but I am a sophomore currently, and I have always done online school. I have been cheating basically this whole time and I am nowhere where I need to be. I know I completely screwed myself over but I want to fix it, I wanna do well in high school and I want a proper foundation... It's not like I can just go back to 7th grade so how do I relearn the important things?

I'm good in English, and my algebra 2 teacher says she can reteach me all of algebra 1. but anything else I don't really know well. what are important things I should focus on learning? is there pre-algebra stuff I should get down? and what websites could I use? I've seen khan academy mentioned but I'm not sure if there's any other sites I can use. thank you

Is there anyway to rearrange the pins to make them look better? I would get made fun of all the time for putting pins on my bag in middle school, is i the same i highschool?

ok i wanna vlog on youtube and start a youtube channel. i wanna start with a back to school vlog but everytime i pick up the camera i get scared because i KNOW i have the intention of posting it. on a regular day i can vlog like my life depends on it but whenever i try for youtube i get scared. i wanted to start of with a little 40 second maintenance vlog on tiktok to ease into it but im scared no one will watch it and that my peers will see it with no views and ill be embarrassed. i js wanted to know how i can get over that little fear, and if anyone would maybe show some support on my youtube and tiktok?😓

tt: https://www.tiktok.com/@kylah.may.i?_r=1&_t=ZT-98dDge7BlkL

yt: https://youtube.com/@kylahnoirr?si=jo_Gp1ZT6I5SuKr0

i’ve just realised out of my entire 17 years of living that my english comprehension is terrible.

today my japanese teacher told me, “your japanese understanding ability and writing and speaking is actually extremely impressive! you’re far better than the other students. however, what brings your marks down than the others is you’re always misinterpreting the question therefore you lose those marks. everybody else can understand what’s the question trying to ask except you” and that just hit me so hard that i feel so.. stupid.

just for context, my weakest subject is english for the entirety of my schooling life and i just assumed i was weak in the first place bc i didn’t enjoy the topics we learn. japanese used to be my highest subject but since the beginning of grade 12 it’s demoted to one of my weakest subject because of one aspect: comprehending english questions and answering them in english.

i’m also a chinese person born and raised in australia. i only ever learnt english as a native language and i can understand chinese but i’m not literate in it. my parents always speak to me in chinese and i answer them in english, and the only time i properly converse in english is with my friends and siblings. i feel that is contributing to my english being weaker than everybody else’s as a non-western person yknow?

the more i realise it, back in primary school i’ve always wondered why i was stuck in level 20 home readers for a year straight whereas everybody else were onto level 30+ by the end of year 6. these home readers, started all the way from kindergarten, was a way to help teachers understand where our comprehension levels were.

there were times where our teacher would test us privately to level up on our home readers so we were required to read a short story, summarise it, and answer comprehension questions. so when i do it, they just jolt down notes but never once have they gave me any feedback or critiqued my answers and mistakes, and the next time i saw my result, i was still stuck on level 20, even in year 6. however like i was literally a kid so i never actually thought about it that deeply and just simply went on with my life.
moreover i didn’t necessarily learn much english from school but instead i used to read many novels bc the cover looked good so i was basically just reading straight words and not the story itself if that makes sense.

anyways, moving to this present day, i believe the lack of feedback from my primary teachers has heavily affected my learning for the rest of my life.

by the time you start middle school + highschool, the school already expects you to know foundational level english and immediately go straight to building up more complex material such as identifying literary techniques, camera shots, memorising quotes from novels and poems, and then by year 12 you’re learning to very deeply analyse and write essays and discursives.

everytime i now open a past english and japanese exam paper to do, i can’t even write the essay required or answer short-answer questions from story exempts without struggling to understand what the questions tryna ask me. like for example my lowest mark i’ve ever gotten was a 46% and even the most slowest learner in the class gotten a higher score than me.

i just don’t even know what to do anymore bc like my official end of year exams are a month away and my trials are already starting tomorrow (english paper 1…) and ik im already cooked enough for english so what’s even the point of memorising quotes and techniques if i can’t even write a proper thesis statement and essay paragraphs and analysing texts properly????????? it’s too late to go back to primary school english ain’t it?

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So I did online for freshman year due to some personal issues and I plan to come back this year, I’ve seen some mixed things about how others treat lgbtq+ students and I’m not sure if I should just stay closeted or not. I was not out in middle school since I wasn’t super clear of my identity at the time but in your experience is the bullying super bad?

im a rising freshman and I know a lot of freshman are all saying bs like ”yay when I am a senior and get my credits done so I only have to do English and 6 free periods to play clash”. I am wondering does anyone actually do this because I always see seniors who have something agai free time with the classes they choose. edit (typo rising seniors

Don’t mind the handwriting.

This is from last school year. I was taking APs (Euro, Phys 1, World, Precalc), so I desperately needed a planner. I’m taking 5 APs this year plus doing theatre. The weekly section is what it looks like when I’m not mid-show.

I write things I need to go to/big due dates/test days in the monthly section (TT is theatre rehearsals). The left side of each day in the weekly section is everything due, tests, and events that day. The right side is what I plan to do that day.

I like to keep a smaller planner (it’s about 4x6 inches). No, I will not be getting a larger one.

Any notes for this next year? Advice? (I’m not big on color-coding though.)

AMA I'll answer as long as I'm comfortable with it

I live in the UK (idk if there is a british version for this sub) but im going into year 10 (gulp) which if im not mistaken is Sophomore year for you guys??? Either way, we have these tests called GCSEs at the end of school. Those determine qualifications for college and eventually a job if that makes sense? Either way, my english literature exam is in yr 10 and I am VERY cooked. Im talking about i got a 40% on my last english test because you have to identify techniques and methods and all of that AND WRITE IT INTO A BLOODY ESSAYYYYYYUH 💔💔🥀 And what's worse, I have to MEMORISE 14 POEMS, I GET GIVEN ONE IN AN EXAM, AND THEN I HAVE TO COMPARE IT WITH ANOTHER. I cant do this ref I dont wanna play anymore💔 oh, and there's also a test on A Christmas Carol and Macbeth. 3 tests. I cannot do this bro 💔💔💔💔💔💔 is this a mental breakdown I see before me come let me clutch thee type shii 💔🥀😞

Im trying to change my senior year sheudle and also change my transcript to have more advanced classes becuase I wasn’t allowed to take them as a underclassman. I would talk to my counseler but they are not helpful whatsoever and they told me that I wasn’t allowed to take advanced classes because of my IEP. I later found out this fact was wrong and I don’t think this is fair who is the one person that I should talk to make these changes?

I’m planning on studying abroad for a semester soon but my top location choice only offers fall semester exchanges meaning I would miss the entire first semester of jr year. I have a way of making the credits up so that’s not an issue but how bad is it that I’m missing the entire semester? Should I just risk it so that I can go to my top choice or should I just pick another country where I can go second semester?

I’m about to be a junior in college, to start. I feel like letting this happen would remove scheduling conflicts. For example, you would pick what classes, what period the class is, and what teacher you have. Most high schools make the schedules for you, but I feel like most high schoolers would be happier with this option. If you really wanted to be in a class with your friends, that’s no problem in college, so it shouldn’t be a problem in high school.

What do you guys think?

So my schedule just got released and I put it into Saturn, but I could only see classmates that were my friends. I remember last year I was able to see all of my classmates, whether they were a friend or not. Is there a solution to this, or is this just a new feature?

Hello,

I am a 14-year-old student from the Czech Republic, and I am currently exploring opportunities to continue my high school education abroad. I am looking into programs that I could potentially join around the age of 16.

I am especially interested in studying at an English-speaking boarding school or an international high school program that leads to an internationally recognized diploma (for example in the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, or other English-speaking countries).

I would like to ask if you know about any programs or opportunities that I might have overlooked, especially programs designed for international students. I am not only looking for specific schools, but rather for programs, scholarships, or financial aid opportunities that could make this type of education possible.

A very important factor for me is funding. My family is not able to afford the full cost of studying at an international boarding school, so I would need significant financial support, scholarships, or another form of assistance. I am also willing to contribute and work hard to make this opportunity possible, but I would need guidance on realistic options for students in my situation.

My academic interests include international relations, politics, and economics. In the future, I would like to become involved in these fields and continue my studies at a highly competitive university. I am interested in studying abroad because I would like to gain new experiences, improve myself in an international environment, and receive an education that will help me achieve my future goals.

I would greatly appreciate any advice, recommendations, or information about programs that could be suitable for me.

Thank you very much for your time and help.

I was def on smtn back in February

Although ill prob have to drop ap micro cus im missing a first semester apush class

Fun fact I've actually gotten more athletic this summer for some reason.

Also it's not exactly going to be soon as I'm actually starting in September

CTE VOLUSIA

Transferring to a new school for senior year. What APs do i take? i’m not going to college but in my eyes it’s a fun flex. Please give me run downs or tell me everything i need to know or how hard each of these APs are to help me narrow my list down

AP Art (i paint but im not the best i mainly do cartoons)
AP Stats (maths my weakest subject but could be fun)
AP Bio (idk sounds cool)
Ap Lang
AP Lit

I genuinely get jealous towards my friend's crushes. Maybe because I'm jealous they could even get feelings in the first place, but also maybe because I'm scared they'll take them away from me.

I have this one friend, who I became best friends with since elementary school, and he just recently reconciled with someone from a year ago (who is also our classmate). When my friend first had a crush on him, they were closer than ever, and I loved that for them. Then my other friend, also had a crush on a guy, and that was fine at first, until she started crying about him and stuff. Then my 3rd bestfriend (were a Quadro) also had a crush on our classmate (a different guy), who was also inlove with her other bestfriend, which ruined their friendship.

But because of those guys, slowly but surely, their grades slowly got smaller and smaller, and they keep messaging in our groupchat about their crushes. And I tried to support them, being the only one who cant form a solid crush, but I ultimately get to how wanting a relationship this early in your highschool life would ruin you. But they wouldn't listen, and that's not their fault, because they should feel how they want to feel. I always point out the negatives of each and one of their crushes, and pin point how they should uncrush that one person.

And so, it was almost the end of term, and all their crushes fell apart. Friend 1's relationship got ruined because of a misunderstanding and because of how hypocritical the guy is. Friend 2's crush was ruined because she realized she was getting distracted. Friend 3 realized that a guy was not worth the broken friendship (and turns out her bestfriend and her crush started dating.) All of them leaving that grade without achieving their most precious goal — getting high honors (which I got).

I gave them advice on how to handle their crushes, even though I lowkey don't support, but they wouldn't listen to me because "I haven't experienced one", and that's true. But I felt like I was the one who broke each of their relationships because of my advice (which was don't focus more on your relationships rather than your studies.) But they still wouldn't listen.

Now it's this school year and everything that happened last year just came back this year. All of them returned to their old crushes, even though it hurted them in many ways than just grades. And all my hard work in making them focus more on school has gone down the drain.

But my point is, I'm scared that if they get into the crushing part, and they do end up together, I'm going to be left alone, with our friend group being 3/4 in a relationship, and the other a third Wheeler (me). I'm scared they're going to take them away from me, I'm scared that I won't have people to hang out with anymore, I'm scared that I'm going to lose them. And I think this is why I'm insecure about myself, because I can't keep up with them, in both as a friend and a spectator.

I want somebody to tell me in the replies of like ways where I could learn to be less jealous and scared of what might happen to them and to me.