Please help me with this problem...?

Question

I have always had a big problem with maths in school. Our exams are over and I scored really badly as usual. Every time we get back our paper I will burst into tears at the sight of the score. I have always tried my best and I still can't do it. This time the paper wasn't too hard but for some reason I scored very low. My classmates all made a huge improvement, except me, who instead of getting higher, I'm getting lower. My teacher came to talk to me and she told me that if I have tried my best, it's alright. She told me she wasn't ashamed of me for scoring low when everyone else could get so high. Every maths exam when i see my paper, all I can tell myself is, next time, try harder. But when next time comes, I either get even lower or I still get the same mark. i really don't know what to do. I've tried all I can all the time but for some reason I can never get a satisfying score. Not only my parents wouldn't be happy, I am really ashamed of myself as well. My teacher asks me not to blame myself but its not that easy when all the time I try my best and get the most upsetting result.

Answer 1

Hey

Maybe go over each topic thoroughly before the exams, and make sure you understand them properly. Doing practice questions or past papers really does help.

When the teacher is explaining the stuff in class, make sure you actually understand it, and if you don't, be sure to ASK!!! If you understand it from the first day, revision for exams will be a whole lot easier.

Don't be ashamed of yourself, everyone is weaker in some subjects than others. I'll bet there are other subjects that you're better in than other people :)

Hope everything turns out okay. I'm sure you'll be fine :)

xoxox

Answer 2

Its kind of hard to help you with that. You could try a tutor? Or seeking extra help from your lessons- maybe 30 mins after school? I know your trying your best, but try to do extra work? Seek any extra help you can get. Don't give up! Just keep trying. Your best is all you can do. Maybe this is a good indication that in your future you are not suited to careers involving maths.  

Answer 3

perhaps you are in a group too high for you? or maybe you need some extra help outside of school...would your parents be able to sit and work through some stuff with you? or perhaps you could ask your teacher to sit and go through stuff with you... when you get the paper back, why don't you go see your teacher and ask her to go through all the ones you got wrong? then perhaps that will help you next time.

please try to not get upset, your teacher is right, if you are really trying then you shouldn't be sad about your results.

Answer 4

just keep trying good luck

Answer 5

its really not your fault !!! im 36 and just had to do my maths gcse, for months i couldnt get my head round anything. i tried loads of stuff and none of it worked, no matter how many times my tutor showed me i just couldnt get it.  after i while i started to try work out my own way of remembering how to actually do things. you have to find your own way its not your fault you dont get how the teacher is showing you. ask other people,mates anyone how they would work out a math question and see if you get any of thier ways.

Answer 6

Teresa you can only do your best and if that's your best it will have to do.If you work on it at home remember to revise as a lot of maths is done in steps that you take as understood as you progress to more seemingly difficult equations and it may be you don't have a firm grasp on what you've already worked on.It will come to you if you keep practicing.

Answer 7

you need to set goals and be determined. I was just like you once but i have made huge improvements by doing spending more time on homework and asking the teacher what i don't understand. It is very important to understand work set by your teachers because if you dont understand, you will only fail. For more improvements, try going to tutor on the weekends, this can you in your school subjects very much.

hope i helped, goodluck