My AP Env Sci teacher sucks

[trust]

OK, so I have all A's except for this classs...I'm about 4 points from an A. This teacher is horrible, he's actually taught us _one_ time. The rest of the time we're doing labs, watching movies that aren't really teaching us anything, and sometimes we'll answer book questions/read the textbook. We're about 3 chapters behind the other teachers class. He was obviously a big druggie and a tree hugger and he's very forgetful, which i hate in teachers. I have a good amount of extra credit that I've been trying to redeem for like a month (because I was trying to get my grade to an A to send to Hampden-Sydney) and he just never got around to it. We have about 10 grades in the gradebook, and the semester ends in 3 weeks!

Now, I'm not complaining fully because it could be the reason that my grade isn't a C (since we're moving slow) but it's irritating when I'm trying to get to an A. There are only two classes that I ahve where it's possible for my grade to drop to a B (like if I did no work) but I know both of those teachers would bump me up. This guy won't. I was deferred from my 1st choice school and want to send them a straight A report card since they're basing my decision off of my 1st semester grades.

Does anyone have any suggestions with communicating with this guy in a nice way? I've been told by another teacher who said that my science teacher said I was a good guy, and she said that alot of what happens is based on if he likes you...so I don't want him to not like me.

[rabbit]

"Gimme an A and I'll buy you some weed."

Or..well..just ask.

[Sidoh]

I'm sure you've considered the obvious: "Hey, is there any way I can do some extra credit to boost my grade a few points?"

[Rule]

Does anyone have any suggestions with communicating with this guy in a nice way? I've been told by another teacher who said that my science teacher said I was a good guy, and she said that alot of what happens is based on if he likes you...so I don't want him to not like me.

That's often the way it is in academics and I absolutely hate it.  Sorry that you're in that situation.

[trust]

I'm sure you've considered the obvious: "Hey, is there any way I can do some extra credit to boost my grade a few points?"

I already have the extra credit. I have to always remind him though. Like one time he said we'd get extra credit on these current event things we do if we go to a seminar or something other than newspaper clippings. I had two events, and he gave me a 95 on the assignment (which I did exactly to the specifications) and then I reminded him and he gave me 5 points extra credit which I have in my notebook to use (but he won't ever take it!) And also if we donated money to the united way we got extra credit, so I did that, and I have extra credit for bringing in Al Gore's movie. He offers extra credit for alot of things, it's not hard to _get_ it, it's hard to get him to actually credit you. This girl I know has done like 3 extra credit readings (read a book on a list, do a small paper, get extra credit) and has not seen any of the rewards.

[Rule]

Donating money to an organization (supposedly) gives you extra credit? That's ridiculous.  He should be fired for that .

[Sidoh]

He sounds like a horrible teacher.  Maybe you should talk to an administrator about him?

[Ender]

Who cares if you get the A?

Oh, I forgot, politicians running for president want to be able to say "I was a straight-A student fo sho!"

[trust]

Who cares if you get the A?

Oh, I forgot, politicians running for president want to be able to say "I was a straight-A student fo sho!"

Because I was deferred and want any advantage I can get.

[warz]

just apply to a real school ^^

[trust]

just apply to a real school ^^

yeah..I am. HSC

[Newby]

OK, so I have all A's except for this classs...I'm about 4 points from an A. This teacher is horrible, he's actually taught us _one_ time. The rest of the time we're doing labs, watching movies that aren't really teaching us anything, and sometimes we'll answer book questions/read the textbook.

Spitting image of our AP Biology teacher. I asked my bio 1 teacher from freshmen year if she would teach the class, and she started blushing and told me to be quiet and walked off really quickly. So I guess we're stuck with him.

[Towelie]

OK, so I have all A's except for this classs...I'm about 4 points from an A. This teacher is horrible, he's actually taught us _one_ time. The rest of the time we're doing labs, watching movies that aren't really teaching us anything, and sometimes we'll answer book questions/read the textbook.

Spitting image of our AP Biology teacher. I asked my bio 1 teacher from freshmen year if she would teach the class, and she started blushing and told me to be quiet and walked off really quickly. So I guess we're stuck with him.

you just want her in bed.

[Newby]

Duh. ^^;;

[AntiVirus]

He sounds like a horrible teacher.  Maybe you should talk to an administrator about him?

Lmao!  I did that with one of my crappy teachers.  It was a huge mess and she was pissed off.  She yelled at the whole class since she didn't want to single us out.  After about a week the three of us that complained became her most favorite students.  Lmfao!