15 year old in a mess

ChiBet SG

opps TS 15 yo - not legal yet

in that case, let me givee you some advise

from experience, i find school work easier to handle once i have enough sleep so during my schooling time, i have at least 10 hours of sleep every day

CenturionMBT SG

Dude, you gotta clear up 2 barriers. One conceptual and one psychological.

Conceptual is easy. If your maths foundation is weak, no matter how long you stare at the paper, the paper is just going to stare back at you. Go get a tutor. Go get a mentor from school. Go and do something, anything.

Psychological is much harder. Most importantly, don't dispise yourself. A person who dispise himself, will always go down on a road to failure. Look at the mirror , is it a wretched face you see in the mirror? Don't you hate it? Then do something about that face. Buck up and say I can do it, I will do it.

Is there any distractions at home that will hinder you from working? For me, its the computer. In the past i will just disassemble the computer and reassemble it back during the holidays.

But with things like project work, I can't do that. That is a waste of time. So i do all my self study a few rooms away from my computer.

Do your best dude. At the age of 15, you haven't even reach 1/4 of your life time yet. There is a very long way to go. So don't think of this as the end. As you go past one stage after another, you find that all those previous stages were just so insignificant. It would have been such a waste to have ended everything during those previous stages of your lives. The future is much more important than the past. So live on for the futre. Don't let the past hinder your future.

viopurp SG

i don't see any improvement at all..

worst still, its getting from bad to worse. started off pretty well this year, got almost 90% for most tests, and ended up doing not as well as expected for the others.

if only i could even get a 60% for maths, i would be more than satisfied already..

and sometimes i get stuck while practising my maths, and when i mean stuck, it really is stuck. as in i cant think of any other solution, and would never complete the question.

when i read other peoples' (correct) working, i never fail to understand it. whereas when im on my own, i always get stuck and unable to move on.

humanities never fail to appeal to me as compared to maths/physics...

Since you said you can understand your friends' workings, then I suppose you don't have much problems with the concepts and that's good! The problem with you could be the lack of practice. Practise more and get the hang of answering the questions. If you do a lot of Maths questions, you will notice that there can only be a few ways in which they ask you the questions and for each kind of question, there's a certain way to tackle it.

If you get stuck and you really need to take a look at the solution, don't reveal the solution all at one go. Show yourself the first working step in the solution, and try to figure the rest out by yourself. Even if you spend more than 30min on one question, if you are able to solve it in the end without referring much to the answer key, you should be proud of yourself! Work on your answering first, then work on your speed after that.

I feel that Maths is something which really needs understanding and lots of practices. You can't just 'read' Maths alone. Yup. =)

Gackt247 SG

Lol.. i was from good schools as well and i sucked at maths too.

Sec Sch - 2 years only pass school Amaths papers twice.. both C6. O level get A1

JC - 2 years 100% fail record (O and Fs) for school Maths C papers. A level get A.

So what have you learnt? You farking famous school hv farking high school standard la. Relax.. take a chill pill.. as long as you can do your 10-year series, you wont die in the finals la.

Don't care what others have to say. Just make sure you are accountable to yourself by doing what you can.

caleb_chiang SG

Well, look on the bright side... at least you accomplished the impossible...

donkhead333 SG

i don't take o levels since im in IP..but i really want to know if i'll make it eventually for a level maths..since im alr a goner by looking at my sec1/2 maths results..barely scraped past..

and i dont hate myself..i appreciate myself as a unique individual..besides, there are always people worse off than me(other than the fact that no one can get below 0), and by being able to cope fine with other subjects in my school is already considered good by national standard (only average in my class)

and gacky, what jc/sec school were you from? kinda interested

donkhead333 SG

the more pertinent issue at hand for me, would be about my own well-being..

i found it hard to be walking with my head up, to be able to coach others with confidence and to be able to give good advice which i was pretty good at. in fact, i was one of the best when i was in pri. sch...who doesnt want to be the best and be proud anyway..

ok lah, maybe my only achievement would be that im damn hardcore when it comes to gaming. other than that, im famous for fucking up, making a joke out of myself, and ponning cca trainings...

00king00 SG

practice X 3

song-of-life SG

I am now reminiscing the life of a 15 year old.

I used to screw up my tests, especially during exams and I almost gave up on myself.

viopurp's suggestions are really useful, and it is very helpful to a student.

Now, in college, the rate of retaining is super high, and I have reached a stage where it is not a matter of passing a subject but passing a year.

Nobody has the permission to affect your feelings other than yourself.

Now people know that you have flunked a test rather deeply, they should be curious about you next test result. Why not baffle them in the next round by scoring a straight A?

I know you can do better than that.

Believe in yourself that you can do it!

I believe every teen have their own set of problems. Your mind is stronger than you think. Don't let a small obstacle break down your psychological barrier. Though this fall is real hard, dont be afraid to kick all stones away and stand up again.

Y_Shun SG

You need to gain more confidence and the right way to study.

Get a tutor(good one please) or find eagle for help?!?!?!

foxwalk SG

I don’t know. I just feel as though I’m in a mess.

Failing in school, no particular outstanding achievements.

Had changed so much since I was in primary school. Is that what growing up do to you? It just fucked my life up totally..Whatever that I used to do, I stopped doing them, and I kept to myself..

I don’t know what I want in life, what I want to be when I grow up, I just live everyday aimlessly, living on for tomorrow, enduring what everyday has got in store for me.

Recently got 0/30 for a math test. Like what the fuck? 0/30? I have always sucked at math, but getting a 0/30..was depressing I would say. And it was especially so when I though I would actually pass it.

Now in school, I am famous for getting 0/30. Getting 0/30 for math was near impossible, and that was what I thought when I heard that there were 2 other people who did so.

I have always tried to keep up, always trying to give a damn, always asking questions, always doing my best.

But when am I going to see the results of my hard work?

Any teens in the same shit that I am in? Feeling down? Feeling aimless and feeling like shit?

Worst still, I’m in a rather famous school in which students are known for their intelligence, even though not all of them go along with this idea.

I have expectations to live up to, both mine, and others. I have already tried very hard to achieve them, and yet, my standards for myself are dropping yearly while failing to meet them.

Life appears to be mundane to me now, all the shit that I do everyday that repeats itself drives me crazy…

I’m known to be rather hardworking and friendly amongst my friends, but I don’t do as well (academically) as compared to those who seem to not give a fuck..

Really don’t know what to do now..

You have to keep trying, don't give up. I got bad marks before, but came through as well. Bottom in physics in sec 3class (something like20+%), came up with A at end of year. Got F9 for my F math in JC, came out A for A level. Keep trying. bombard your teacher if you cant follow what's being taught in class.

eyeballl SG

wow chill dude. the thing is, you've got to be proud of who you are. when i was in jc i fucked up pretty bad too but hey, life is a self fulfilling prophecy and if you hold on to your pride and tell yourself that you'll pull through this it should be you wont end up too bad.. and when i say fucked up bad i dont mean JUST maths you know.. i mean fucked up like ALL my subjects were fucked.. and trust me, if you're talking about competitive studying environments.. hmm lets just say cannot compare to my jc eh :p

the thing is, if you tell yourself that you're screwed you'll end up screwed. if you tell yourself that you'll turn out successful you will turn out successful. and you're 15 goddammit. no one dares to say any 15 yr old is pathetic because you're no where near your prime..

seriously, just chill, and work hard.. sec schl life is all a training in time management so you should probably spend less time on forums like these too :p (ok dont slam me already) i just chanced upon this cos i am waiting for uni to start and i am eff-ing bored!! grrr..

SBS 9613Z SG

my secondary school at that time just started an Integrated Programme scheme when I was in sec 2 or 3 few years ago. At that time, since it had just started, we can choose to opt out of the programme and yea, I opted out.

hm, you happened to be in that school?

Were you from Dunman High?

lovegoddes SG

hey man, there is still time to catch up.

i got either e8 or f9 for my math from sec 3 all the way to sec 4 prelim.

had to do a re-exam for math in the first term of sec 4 if not i have to go back to sec 3. and i barely scrapped through!

i remember clearly, on the day of my paper for o levels, my teacher still told me to not bother trying because i am bound to fail anyway. it was THAT BAD.

i got an A2 for my o level math. i didnt study like crazy or smth, i just concentrated more. and simple as it sounds, it helps.

syncopation_music SG

I don’t know. I just feel as though I’m in a mess.

Failing in school, no particular outstanding achievements.

Had changed so much since I was in primary school. Is that what growing up do to you? It just fucked my life up totally..Whatever that I used to do, I stopped doing them, and I kept to myself..

I don’t know what I want in life, what I want to be when I grow up, I just live everyday aimlessly, living on for tomorrow, enduring what everyday has got in store for me.

Now in school, I am famous for getting 0/30. Getting 0/30 for math was near impossible, and that was what I thought when I heard that there were 2 other people who did so.

I have always tried to keep up, always trying to give a damn, always asking questions, always doing my best.

But when am I going to see the results of my hard work?

Any teens in the same shit that I am in? Feeling down? Feeling aimless and feeling like shit?

Worst still, I’m in a rather famous school in which students are known for their intelligence, even though not all of them go along with this idea.

I have expectations to live up to, both mine, and others. I have already tried very hard to achieve them, and yet, my standards for myself are dropping yearly while failing to meet them.

Life appears to be mundane to me now, all the shit that I do everyday that repeats itself drives me crazy…

I’m known to be rather hardworking and friendly amongst my friends, but I don’t do as well (academically) as compared to those who seem to not give a fuck..

Really don’t know what to do now..

dear donkhead ,i have my fair share of setback in life

i can help u in maths if u want :)

just pm me

popikachu SG

Dude.

Maybe you studied the wrong way? Try asking teacher and ask them how can you get better grades... Since you are hardworking, I am sure you can do it.
There are seldom people who is hardworking nowadays... As people nowadays are just lazy and wanted the fast way out. People who are hardworking need are those with self-discipline. They know what they need to do.

Make use of your strength (hardworking, self-discipline) and continue to work hard.
15 this year eh? I suppose you are sec 3 no?
Don't worry just keep working hard. Endure you way through...

Live for a better life next time...
Take time finding what is your real aim in life...
What really can make you happy...

Cheers
Pika.

Uncertain SG

=.=

I am glad that u know getting 0/30 for test is kinda difficult.

Life is not all about good results but with no good results u cannot acquire important lifeskill.

Examples of important lifeskill: Investments (passive income which u do nothing and get paid), website design (lucrative part-time job) and so on.

THINK WHO U WANT TO BE 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. U SAY CANNOT THEN U NEVER WILL.

Stucktoes SG

viopurp SG

Were you from Dunman High?

haha yea. you're from there too?

donkhead333 SG

i can't do maths alone...

when i do it alone, i get stuck very easily unless its a really common question, somewhat like a chicken with it's head chopped off...but when im doing it with classmates who know how to solve a question, i can easily read through and understand his workings straightaway. if im unable to do so, it would only reflect that i do not understand the topic well enough to answer questions. but im able to understand leh...so i don't really know what is wrong

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