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how do i get motivation for studying a subject i hate?
16/f. honors student..
i lost my drive to study and do schoolwork for the past 2 months...alltogether.
but then i got angry with myself, started studying and am doing SO much better. Practically all As and Bs now.
but the problem remains with one subject; chemistry. i hate chemistry, but i know im gonna need it in the near future when i study in university to become a doctor.
but i cant force myself to study it. i study for everything else, read over for every other subject..history, math, english, you name it. but i just cant force myself to sit down with a chemistry book open..and actually study. this is due to the fact that my chemistry teacher doesn't really teach us anything. i know i can get the motivation. but how can i force myself to study? i'm falling way behind on this subject..and we're already one of the slowest classes.
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If your parents can afford to spend the money to send you to a university that allows you to be a doctor then they probably have the money to afford a private tutor.
Id talk to your mother about the possibility.
If that doesnt work, then you need to sit down with your book and start teaching yourself. Bad teachers happen. Even in college, Ive had professors that didnt teach a damn thing in the classroom and where I learned far more from the TA in the class than the actual teacher.
I almost failed out of calculus along with the rest of my class one year because our teacher was on his last semester before retirement and simply stopped caring. I managed to pull a D in a class of 70% failures because I and a few others got together and taught ourselves calculus as best we could alone.
Sit down and do it. If it helps, set yourself a reward. Decide on something fun you will do if you achieve, and reward yourself when you do well. Setting goals always helps.
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If you can find a dedicated study partner, that might help. Espcailly if your teacher isn't very good, it's often frustration at not understanding something that will make a person just want to give up. Having someone else to talk through the problem with can help you figure it out AND stay positive about it.
Also make small rewards for yourself like: If I do five of these questions, I can have a peice of cake OR if I really focus for the next 30 minutes, I can play a game, or such, afterwards.
You might also want to consider getting a tutor. I know it's a pain and a bit expensive, but look at it this way: You KNOW now that studying more really helps, and your parents can see you struggling to put in the work you need to in order to be successful. But inspite of that, you are still struggling with Chemistry. Talking about this way would let your parents see that you really are dedicated, just still struggling.
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What I think you should do is get some of your friends that are in that class and you all study together. That way if that is what all of you all want you all can help each other and talk about what is goin on. Also you all can have fun with it.
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