First of all, I'm not one of those kids who doesn't apply any effort in school. I'm ranked 22nd in my class of 345 students. I have a GPA of 3.7 and I do a truckload of extracuricular activities. It's just, I'm done. I'm so sick and tired of all of this work that doesn't mean anything anymore. I've been accenpted into the college that I want to go to (UMBC) and I know what I want to study(Computer Engineering). None of this really matters anymore. Granted, I still need to send in my end of the year transcript to UMBC so they know that I'm still trying my best, however, this workload is getting ridiculous.

The courses I'm taking now are as follows: AP Physics, Forensic Science, Orchestra, and GT Engineering Tech.

Orchestra and Forensic Science are easy classes, so they are no problem. However, AP Physcs and GT Engineering Tech are becoming ridiculous.

I was give my tech final today. I was to construct a vehicle that could only be powered by the means of a mousetrap. I looked up online how to do it, attempted to build one, and low and behold, I failed. We were given 24 hours to complete this final project and we're only given one mousetrap. If the trap breaks or doesn't work, that's our problem and we fail. We're not allowed to replace the traps. I'm pretty sure my trap is defective because I can't seem to even set the thing correctly. But my teacher won't care. The worse part is that since I'm working on this at home, I don't have access to the power tools that I would be able to use in the classroom. I've been cutting the wood with a freakin pocket knife. I'm going to fail and I hate it. I have no idea what to do.

AP Physics is worse. My teacher insults us on a daily basis. He's an obvious bipolar. It's ridiculous. 

Now, for Physics we're assigned our homework at the beginning of the week on a website called WebAssign. We then have until that Friday evening at 11:59 PM to submit our answers online. We're then expected to turn in a writeup of how to solve each answer the following Monday. Worse part being, most of the stuff on the homework we don't learn until Thursday-Friday. Now, today in class, we were given last weeks writeup back and every student in the class messed up on the last problem. Now, if your writeup is incorrect, you have one day to fix it to get half credit. Even if it's just one problem, half credit. 25 out of 50 points. Everyone currently has a 0/50 for their writeup unless they can turn it in tomorrow with the answer to the last problem. Luckily, I found my mistake and solved it. But it's still ridiculius, if no one was able to answer it, maybe it should be addressed in class?  Bah. We were also given a worksheet of more problems to do. 

Now, next Semester, which begins next week, I trade out Forensic Science for AP Calculus BC and Tech for English. English won't be any trouble but I have a 40 problem Calc review packet due next week. I'm expected to get all of those problems done along with my current work. We're even given a test on the first day of class.

I'm so regretting taking these classes. I'm so tired of all of this work when it doesn't even matter. I'm sick of it all.

I didn't really understand the essence of your problem - if your high skool grades at this point really matter or not since u are alrdy accepted into College to an education you have motivation to.

But u'v got good writing skills (well structured n all) for a 17 year old so I bet u'll be fine.

Maybe your pursuing the wrong path , the accademic routue isn't for everyone .

drugs

I only skim read it but just stop worrying so much, I did and so far my school life has got a hell of a lot more pleasant.

when you get to 25 years of age you're going to miss High School

(1)  Since the us and canada are fairly similair I assume that in order to teach in your jurisdiction the teacher must be registered and in good standing with a government appointed regulatory body. This is the list of standards that a K to 12 teacher is required to abide by when teaching in my jurisdiction.  failure to comply is grounds for dismissal/disiplinary action.

1. Educators value and care for all students and act in their best interests.
   Educators are responsible for fostering the emotional, esthetic, intellectual, physical, social and vocational development of students. They are responsible for the emotional and physical safety of students. Educators treat students with respect and dignity. Educators respect the diversity in their classrooms, schools and communities. Educators have a privileged position of power and trust. They respect confidentiality unless disclosure is required by law. Educators do not abuse or exploit students or minors for personal, sexual, ideological, material or other advantage.

2. Educators are role models who act ethically and honestly.
   Educators act with integrity, maintaining the dignity and credibility of the profession. They understand that their individual conduct contributes to the perception of the profession as a whole. Educators are accountable for their conduct while on duty, as well as off duty, where that conduct has an effect on the education system. Educators have an understanding of the education system in BC and the law as it relates to their duties.

3. Educators understand and apply knowledge of student growth and development.
   Educators are knowledgeable about how children develop as learners and as social beings, and demonstrate an understanding of individual learning differences and special needs. This knowledge is used to assist educators in making decisions about curriculum, instruction, assessment and classroom management.

4. Educators value the involvement and support of parents, guardians, families and communities in schools.
   Educators understand, respect and support the role of parents and the community in the education of students. Educators communicate effectively and in a timely manner with parents and consider their advice on matters pertaining to their children.

5. Educators implement effective practices in areas of planning, instruction, assessment, evaluation and reporting.
   Educators have the knowledge and skills to facilitate learning for all students and know when to seek additional support for their practice. Educators thoughtfully consider all aspects of teaching, from planning through reporting, and understand the relationships among them. Educators employ a variety of instructional and assessment strategies.

6. Educators have a broad knowledge base and understand the subject areas they teach.
   Educators understand the curricular, conceptual and methodological foundations of education and of the subject areas they teach. Educators must be able to communicate effectively in English or French. Educators teach students to understand relevant curricula in a Canadian, Aboriginal, and global context. Educators convey the values, beliefs and knowledge of our democratic society.

7. Educators engage in career-long learning.
   Educators engage in professional development and reflective practice, understanding that a hallmark of professionalism is the concept of professional growth over time. Educators develop and refine personal philosophies of education, teaching and learning that are informed by theory and practice. Educators identify their professional needs and work to meet those needs individually and collaboratively.

8. Educators contribute to the profession.
   Educators support, mentor or encourage other educators and those preparing to enter the profession. Educators contribute their expertise to activities offered by their schools, districts, professional organizations, post-secondary institutions or contribute in other ways.

(2)  In the jurisdiction in which I finished highschool in a situation like that full credit is due to the student for all but the questions to be fixed (if you redo your work your mark can only go up).  In a situation in which greater than 90% of students fail at a question it is deemed that the teacher failed to teach that concept properly and thus that question is removed and the marks redistributed (90% of students fail to get a 4 mark question then the 50 mark test becomes a 46 mark test).  An issue such as yours would be something that I would have brought up with the head of the department/commitee that approved the teachers course.  Although being that you live in a different country things are likely quite different.

Not necessarily.

Dude, i studied like hell through all my life to be always first in class, keeping my standards high... Just to realize i was the only one, i wasn't getting anything for that and that was a waste of time...

Damn... my school is just like yours... strange professors, some lazy, some evil, some jokers, some amazing and some just plain bad... I was losing hours of sleep and now i can't bring myself to do it anymore.


You can call me lazy, but whatever... i'd rather study instruments and languages than wasting hours studying to that crap. Even though i don't worry half of what i worried before, i'm still one of the smartest of the class...

You sound like me. I have a 3.77, am in college(accepted, high school senior)
and am taking 3 APs, math, and am 1st chair in band and have difficult solos. I have all A's in the APs but am falling behind in math cuz I don't have enough time *I would have enough if I stopped going on vg chartz*

It sounds like you don't enjoy learning/have terrible teachers right now. If you don't like learning, drop some of your hard classes. If its your teachers, just tough it out, learn as much as possible, and don't worry about your high school GPA dropping- it doesn't matter anymore anyway.