thoughts on general maths ? (1 Viewer)

[indo246]

ive heard stories about general maths which make it seem awful :L
i need advice on people who might've taken it or know a bit more than just "stories" which they've heard.

i just got back my 2 unit adv. results and i got below 50% for my prelims

so im contemplating dropping to general - will it be too easy ?
or am i just giving up too early ? :/

 

[Dystocia]

Don't drop to general, it's too easy. Unless you absolutely fail at maths. Just work harder next time.

 

[indo246]

but i dont know, because my teacher was like - these questions were 'hsc style' questions - in other words, 'the type of questions that might appear in the hsc,' and trust me, they were pretty damn hard (well for me at least) :L

 

[MagnificentOne]

OP are you indonesian? ^ ^

 

[indo246]

LOL no :L
im indian

 

[Dystocia]

Discuss this with your teacher. If I were you I'd stick with it and study harder to improve my marks, and if I saw no improvement then I'd drop since it's harder to move up than it is to drop down

 

[indo246]

crap thing is, i dropped from ext. 1 maths to adv. maths, and now i wanna drop to general maths

ive been failing all year, all because i misunderstood the general difficulty of maths....

 

[Dystocia]

Have you considered going to a tutor?

 

[Drongoski]

Have you considered going to a tutor?

Indo - if you live in my area I'd be happy to give you a free assessment so u can better decide if u must drop to General.

 

[ericaerica]

Don't give up. My first test for prelims this year I got around 30% then half yearlies I got around 60%, just did yearlies and I'm feeling pretty confident...
If you once thought that you COULD do adv, then you probably can.
For me, I was overwhelmed with the different style it was in and stuffed up big time.

 

[Shadowdude]

Have you considered going to a tutor?

^ Yeah, that.

 

[username_1]

ive heard stories about general maths which make it seem awful :L
i need advice on people who might've taken it or know a bit more than just "stories" which they've heard.

i just got back my 2 unit adv. results and i got below 50% for my prelims

so im contemplating dropping to general - will it be too easy ?
or am i just giving up too early ? :/

I warned you at the start of the year, you did not listen! This is what you get.

 

[kfnmpah]

Don't drop to general. I'm currently writing lesson plans for prelim general and it's making me cringe at the fact that so many people still struggle with it.

It's pretty much just year 10 work all over again with slightly more probability, statistics and financial (barely).

If maths was taught well in junior years, general maths would be completely redundant, but alas it is not.

I blame teachers having low expectations of their kids and therefore lowering their teaching standards or just generally not giving a fuck.
Teachers need to get their shit together. Especially in maths, people see numbers and freak out before they even know what they're meant to do. You can't just hand out a sheet, talk at kids and expect them to learn.

Anyway, don't drop to general. It's vegie maths and a waste of time. Just go see your teacher for help. That's what they're getting paid for.

 

[amity]

General Maths is so painfully easy, I cant help but laugh at people who complain about maths.
At least 50 people in my school knew after the AT1 before AP1 that they would drop cause none of them could pass the test.

 

[Shadowdude]

I warned you at the start of the year, you did not listen! This is what you get.

cool story bro