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I don't understand my homework.
I'm not going to ask for answers or anything, it's just that I have a tendency to leave homework till the last minute and it happened again today. I have a lab report for science due tomorrow. I really don't understand what to do for the questions, they don't specify how to answer. I also forgot to take notes while doing the science experiment so that part is already incomplete. I asked my friends if they understood the questions but none of them have the same teacher as me and they don't have to do the report. My teacher is very strict and I don't want to email her asking for help; she probably wouldn't give me any anyways. What can I do?
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If your teacher is strict imagine how irritated with you they are going to be when you go in the day it's due and tell them you don't understand the assignment.
They would want you to email. After all they gave out their e-mail address for a purpose and this is it. All you have to do is be honest which they will like. Tell them that in general you are highly disorganized and disn't bother to take notes in class and are now paying the price.
Let them know that half of what you were asked to do is incomplete. Then tell them you didn't even look at the assignment until the last minute and only just now realized you were in over your head and didn't get it at all.
Tell them you don't mind what grade they give or if you fail the assignment as long as you get organized and figure out what to do for future assignments and tests. Let them know your friends don't take this class.
They get paid to help you succeed. If they have a bit of attitude about it chalk it up as their normal personality but take any and all help offered. Also, how do you know they won't help you unless you make an effort to ask? You will likely be surprised there. Maybe telling her you're scared of how she would react may help her see how she is coming across to people.
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Cant help with something due tomorrow. However, the moment you get an assignment, if there is anything you are not clear on, ask the teacher as soon as possible. I assume you had more than one day to produce this assignment. Whatever the time limit, the teacher must be giving a reasonable amount of time. If its a subject you struggle in to begin with, then you might want to ask the teacher for help in class and ask in class if its okay to email her also during the time you are supposed to be creating a report. People have different ways of learning and pretty much schools have one set way of teaching. Me, I cant read a manual and discover from reading it how to use a product I bought or how to fix something. I learn by both being shown the steps and then having to repeat doing them myself to cement a memory of a process in my mind. It is not a teachers duty to help save you at the last minute. Ahead of time help is fine. If your teacher doesnt want to take the time to help you, then theres a problem. Sometimes there are people who are teachers who do not have a heart for teaching, its just another job to them so they may not really care to take the extra step to help explain to you. If its just the one class, get her help. If you have a problem in more than just one class, it might help to let the parents know of your struggles so they can ask to meet with teachers and other school officials to see what else can be done to help, such as tutors or special classes. I had a daughter who struggled with reading and was pulled into a special class where the focus was different and more individualized. I was really bad at algegra in HS and pulled into a class for those who struggled with the concepts so we got the extra attention from the teacher to help get at least a passing grade. You can't get help until you ask for it. It doesnt mean you're a failure or dumb. We are have strengths in different areas and different learning styles and that needs to be taken into account too. So do ask for help and ask sooner, no last minute stuff.
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