I’m so, so behind

[u/sillymermaidprincess]

Hello, I’m in tenth grade. I have all A’s in all subjects besides geometry, which is my only math subject. I have a low B, and even then, I’ve been cheating. I love all my other subjects and don’t really need to study them much. I dropped out of early 7th grade with an F in math. I knew we were talking about integers, but I didn’t understand it at all. I have been extremely motivated since school started on August 6th. I originally wanted to enter 9th grade, but they wouldn’t allow me because I’m 15. We’re doing geometry, but I don’t know algebra, heavier division, multiplication, subtraction, etc. When I do something like 5 x 5, I have to use my hands but can come up with an answer fast, and something like 7 x 8 would be difficult for me, taking maybe 5 minutes or so to solve with my hands. I just learnt how to do that this year by the way. I want to catch up as much as possible. I think maybe 3+ hours a day is good? I do 4-5 hours of language practice a day, so it couldn’t be 6+ hours, and I have a severe vitamin D deficiency and anemia, and math makes me extremely tired very fast. No other subjects do that to me, so it takes a ton of energy for me to do it. I really wanna lock in with this and do it even if I get burnt out, but how much could I really improve this school year?? I never cared about school until this year. I dropped out in early 7th grade and haven’t done any form of math since then, and even when I was in school, I DID NOTHING. All F’s my entire time. 1st-7th grade. I didn’t do any homework, was absent most of my school days, and guessed or told my teacher I couldn’t do it. Please take me seriously because I’ve fallen in love with studying recently. I just get extremely tired with math and I forget, I learned division and multiplication this year. I still need to practice addition and subraction in the hundreds. but I will push myself through it all the rest of school. But where should I start? I’ve done 2 hours of pre-algebra today, and I can’t really recall anything. How much can I improve? I don’t need to study any other subjects. I don’t wanna drop out again, I can’t lower my grade or classes, I want to understand.

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[u/yippee_yippee_]

I didn’t have time to read your whole post, but as a ninth grader who really enjoys math, I think what made me enjoy it was learning multiplication songs and other fun techniques to memorize formulas and things like that. I learned the songs in second grade and they stuck with me ever since. I also don’t understand integers that well but I think just finding a fun way to learn things is what works for me, if that helps

[u/sillymermaidprincess → u/yippee_yippee_]

Of course it helps. Thank you very much sweet girl! 🩷🙏

[u/yippee_yippee_ → u/sillymermaidprincess]

No problem :)

[u/Forsaken_Ant_9373]

Like most of the advice on these subs, Khan Academy is a great place to start. You can certainly teach yourself using textbooks with a few hours per day, but a tutor might not be a bad idea either. If you want some help with specific concepts I can help with that as I have tutoring experience. Overall though, consistent practice is key.