What's it like turning up for pseudo-science classes? (for those who are forced to study ID)?
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In what public school system are students being forced to study ID? In the case in Pennsylvania recently that drew so much national attention, the school board was overturned. Are you talking about courses in private Christian schools (or maybe even home schooling textbooks?)\n\nbtw--ORU (Oral Roberts Univ) is a private Christian school. It is accredited so it must meet accreditation standards for science courses including Biology. ID can be addressed in other courses such as Education, Bible courses, Philosophy of Religion & Science, Current Events etc.
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Was so tricky when I was in school - wanted to have friends, but telling them they couldn't copy my work wouldn't go over too well.\n\nEven worse, some people would even go out of there way to see that I did worse. I remember a whole class once convinced the teacher who graded a project of mine an A+ that it was done commercially, and she was convinced enough to lower my mark to a B, even though all those accusations were false.\n\nSo why did I not allow people to copy my homework? Because it was me that went home and put in long hours, it was me who studied for the tests, it was me who did what I had to do when I couldn't understand what I did in class.\n\nIt was unfathomable to me why someone in school should profit and get the same results as someone who actually puts in the work.\n\nAnd I figured having a friend who would reject me because I refuse to have my homework copied wouldn't be much of a true friend, so I'd rather go without anyway.\n\nAt the end of the day, I felt much better being able to make that hard decision, and I knew that one day soon, petty elementary school and secondary school would be over and I'd be in schools of higher education, where presumably my peers would be more mature. And they were.
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I once told them that I couldn't take the class because it conflicted with my work schedule and work was unable to change my schedule. I explained that as much as I didn't want to work I had to work or I wouldn't even have the option of going to school period. They thought that was a fine reason. Worked for me! Good luck.
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it all depends on how smart you are.  I do recomend going to classes that are offered,   just as a memory refresher.   Failing a ged test without studying can be a little embarassing.
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answering some questions after finishing reviewing my speech for Wednesday, i have to talk about "The police and law enforcement " in the British Empire. I had also to study for a class i have " Linguistic " i hate it because it's so difficult.. but that's University.\nI also realize that leaving it all on the last minute sucks. heheh :) but it's OK. i hope ..\ngood night all.
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GeNiToR  has a really great answer.  As does truthteller and Cheshire Cat and yonna1.  I say this because, with all the time I spent in school, through various college degrees and trade certificates that all required to some degree a different style of cognitive functioning, I struggled with how some people seemed to "catch on" quicker than others, and all seemingly faster than me.  After all my studying the various subjects in school, and the students who seemed to do better and worse than me, I'd say GeNiToR has the best answer.  People who REALLY wanted to do better, tried much harder.  They might have made it look easier sometimes, but it's because they had already been trying harder long before I met them, and they had their necessary methodologies down pat, and they seemed to sail through studying in seeming more intense ways with such greater ease, that I had to just ask them, "HOW do you do that?"  And the one common element was that they had been studying like that for a long time in their lives because they learned years ago that they had to try harder than others and develop a study method foolproof for them.  And they stuck to that program for as long as they needed, and adapted it as necessary to new projects.  But all in all, it came down to THEY WANTED TO LEARN MORE than others.  They tried harder, and by the time I met them, they had it down pat.  I sure wish to God I had done as they had done long before I met them and learned how to study, way into my college  years.  They had dedication, and they never let up.  They set priorities that put learning way up there.  And when you have developed a way to learn better, you also have developed a way to think faster, or come to the goals or facts better.  It's not magic.  Or genetics in many cases. It's just dedication, and as truthteller says, you have to have the willingness to learn, and maybe being a 16 year old and having a game boy might help too.  I'm sure my son "learned" a helluva lot faster when he was on one of his game machines than when sitting behind the desk with a book and paper in front of him.  He hasn't near the formal education that I do, and is a bit behind the curve on achieving that, but he's still got the resources and time to do so when he returns from his second tour in Iraq, if he wants to, or has the willingness to.  And I pray he comes home safely so he can do so.  I'm a very proud dad who loves his only son so very much.  God Bless  you.
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There was this girl I went to nursing school with.  I was a 4.0 student and she struggled.  She always sat at the table with me during class and I often found her copying off of me for answers. Especially off my scantrons so I usually tried very hard to conceal my answers.\n\nNear the end of a class semester I had so many extra credit points that I could fail the last few tests and totally pass with an A.\n\nSo what did I do? I did not hide my scantron.  Usually during the multiple choice tests there was always one joke answer. Like what is the function of the uterus. Answer....to hatch eggs.  So I picked all the stupid answers.\n\nI don't even think this girl read the questions because when we got our tests back we both had 0 right and she actually got mad at me!\n\nMy teacher caught on to what I did and booted her from the class.\n\nI got to retake the test, not that I needed to or anything.
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It is probablly organic chemistry as that is a monster of a class.  If you are in college, many chemistry classes are part of a pre-med major, and they have certain tasks that are designed to weed out students unable to complete the tasks necessary.  I once asked my professors about this, since I was a Biology major looking toward teaching, and he said many schools do this, with the first chemistry class weeding out those who were nowhere near capable or ready, and then Organic Chemistry really forging the toughest candidates.\n\nIn other words, you are up late studying because the course you are in is designed to test your abilities in such a way that you will be ready for even harder tasks.  It may be a "plot" such as it is, but I can't find it in me to complain, since I'd rather not have a doctor that had "easy" classes.
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They are handy when you cannot fit a class you need into your schedule.  I had to make up one credit to get my degree and I needed a history/geography class.  The distance education/internet class I took was great.  I could fit the work into my existing schedule, didn't have to go to class, had an open book exam, and had to contribute to a few online chat rooms every so often.  Plus you could email the prof anytime if you had questions.
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I think an elective class would be cool.  I took a class in college anthropology for ancient civilizations, UFOs and other unexplained phenomenom.  Science is the search for truth based on theories, which have been proven to an extent.  Most scientists are very closed minded.  That is if they haven't learned it or can't experiment on it then it must not be true.  I think a successful scientist should be open minded.  Being open minded is what led to all of our current understandings anyway.  A class like you are proposing could never be taught as a science class because there is no theory behind it, no proof, no explanation.  I think presenting alternative info to students would be good though because it could lead to the next generation discovering something that is currently beyond our realm.
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As I remember college, the highly-motivated people generally hung out in the library. I probably should have done more of that.\nOr you could find out what courses everybody avoids because they are insanely difficult .... sign up for those.
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Yes, It's called Chemistry. Covered at most good universities, and a few bad ones as well. If you are still young you will still be covering this subject in general science. I trust you are going to use the education you receive on this subject for good (not illegal) purposes. I would hate to think I had helped a future drugs lord to develop into the heinous cad they were to become. Who was to bring so much misery to so many........ Wphew what a terrifying thought, tell you what, forget I said anything.
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here's what I want to know:  is there anything you enjoy about physics?\n\nI know that's an odd question, but here's why I'm asking:  if you approach your studies as an opportunity to learn something new, it'll become less of a chore and a memorization thing. Concentrate on learning concepts rather than facts and formulas. \n\nIn high school you're taught to regurgitate information. In college it's usually (hopefully) different. Most professors want to broaden your mind, and that's not going to happen if you're just spitting out facts and figures. \n\nThe best way to stop worrying is to enjoy the process. Really.\n\nI'd recommend going to the prof and asking him what you're doing wrong--tell him you really want to succeed in his class.  (you may be surprised by his response, hopefully in a positive way)
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We're doing persuasive speeches this week in my speech class.\n\nA word of advice from my teacher, she likes us to think "outside the box" so to speak. Aka: stay away from the really common subjects. Abortion, gay rights, war in Iraq. Most people have their minds make up completely about them, so it's a hard call.\n\nI've seen people in my class do speeches on why music majors shouldn't have to take biology, why gender selection is bad, why everyone should take a karate or self defense class, the possibilities are pretty much endless. I'm doing mine on why I think my dog's breed is the best dog breed. I was also juggling with why procrastination is bad but I need a visual aid so I can't pull that off. Just think outside the box. You can really make any subject work just as long as you take a side on it. \n\nGood luck to you! My professor says persuasion speeches are the most difficult.
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I did one on pseudo-scientific experiments by Nazis during World World II.  It was absolutely repulsive but the people in my class were riveted.  Pick something that others will find interesting and that you want to share with them.  When I felt that people were really listening and thinking about what I was saying and not concentrating on me, I was a lot less nervous about being up in front of so many people.
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I don't think we should have those prerequisites.  I'm currently a junior pre-med, and I'm nearly done with those classes, but I hated every single one of those classes (except maybe biology).  There were so many instances when I thought, "when am I ever going to use calculus during my rotations as a doctor?"  Or "when will I be studying the rotations of alkanes when talking to my patient?"\n\nUniversities taking our money?  Maybe.  But I believe the reason why they want us to take those courses is so that they have an idea of how we perform in the hard sciences.  It's gives them a means of determining who is serious and committed enough to go through the extremely difficult task load in med school.  Those who can't take it as undergraduates end up changing their major.  And there are probably studies somewhere that say that if a student can't handle hard science in his/her undergraduate career, then he/she will not be able to successfully go through med school.  Make sense?\n\nThe classes help give a broader understanding or the underlying idea of how the body works and what chemicals it reacts to, etc., but I guess it's a necessary evil in the pre-med process until med school admissions officers can think of a different way of determining who is worthy to go to med school in the first place.  \n\nThere are programs, however, that allow students to go straight from high school to a program through which the student can become a doctor in six years.  One of my closest friends in high school is currently in the program, and he is in the first year of med school (or its equivalent), and he didn't even have to take the MCAT.\n\nIf there is another method for med school admission officers for determining who is worthy enough to go to med school, then they'd probably implement it.  Until then, we're stuck with those classes whether we like it or not.
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It's really fun. I just gonna tell u about my class. I'm an Accel student..,, where the junior high only takes 2 years. There r 12 studs. It's really tight because our scores must be not least that 75 and our final score must be above 70. If not, school gonna dropped us back to the regular class. Really hard huh? This term, is an eliminated term.. where maybe someone will get into regular class if necessary. I'm a bit afraid because my scores are getting lower. But I think I'm still gonna enjoy this class... ^^\nWell, even though it's hard, tight, no times 4 games, but I enjoy it a lot. Really. I like to learn. I don't mind even my times spend only for studying n not 4 playing games. Because I use my free times for playing violin... that's 'games' for me.\nEvery holiday, 12 of us usually go to cinema... this summer, our plan is playing paint ball, watch Pirates of d Carribean 2, and going to hospital for research... We r like best friend.. we share together... and there is closeness among us..  That's what I like about accel class. Because we only 12, so we are like family...\nThat's my school life in my SCHOOL.. in the country..,, I can't explain it because there's nothing special except the balance of spiritual lessons, character building, and knowledge..