but...but...i didn't get to finish... Options

[xmkaex]

im in algebra 2 and its pretty hard but i get all the stuff. the thing however is that my teacher won't let me finish my tests... i am a sloo0o0ow test taker and i tend to second guess myself hehe...i think its unfair to people like mee... adding to that, the tests are MAJOR grades...and overall i ended up getting a 77 for progress reports..

don't u think its unfair?
do u have a techer like that>?

[*mzkandi*]

Yeah, its like that in college. If they say they want a test done in 30 minutes, you better have it done in that time frame. Most of my teachers have an no excuse policy. My school even offers a course on test taking, it works for most people. But then there always those people that aare simply not good test takers.

[*mona lisa*]

...I'm not sure where this goes.

Anyway, I have a girl in my class who is like that except she has actual physical problems. It's not that she is a slow test taker, but when she can't think/is stressed out about a question, she can't move her hands. I think she blacks out as well. What my teacher did is let her do the first half of the test in the morning before school and the other half during class, but she doesn't get the full period as we do. I think you just have to try to speed up during the test. I do think it's unfair, but then again, everyone or almost everyone probably second guesses themselves. It's not just you.

[*tweeak*]

I write pretty slowly (I'm left handed), so it happens to me fairly often (not finishing essays or notes) and you just have to deal with it and try to take as much extra time as you can muster. I was nearly late for band today because I wasn't quite done with my precal quiz. Eh. I don't know. It sucks, but that's the way it is.

[Heewee]

While you might not think it's fair now, when you get to college and your tests make up your whole grade, you'll be glad that you were able to get in some practice taking timed tests. My suggestion for you is to go with the first answer you get for each problem and then if you have extra time at the end, go back and check the problems that you weren't so sure about. That way, at least you have all the problems finished.

[mzislandpinay]

yeah it's lyk that almost everywhere.. you its lyk a test taking skill so that's why they have time limits..

[Aoiro]

It'll be more unfair later on.
Try to deal with it as soon as you can.
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[silver-rain]

I don't think that that is unfair. That's the way the SAT and those standardized tests are, timed. They will not give you any extra time for the test at all, unless you do have a physical disability... So you'll just have to stop second guessing yourself and work faster...
I'm kinda like you, where I used to be slow. But I learned to take tests faster because there will be no exceptions given.

[Nicolatofu]

OH I hate that!! I tried really hard on my last test to get finished and luckily I finished right when the bell rang. I remember when I had Alg. 2, if I didn't finish they'd give me extra time. darn.

[jue]

ehh; talk to her about your slow tkaing test problem and maybe that teacher of yours will understand oand give lyou extra time at the end of the day or in the beginging of school the next day to finsish up. But if she already said that if you dont finish by the time runs out and she cant give more time then i dont think its THAT unfair.

[*jooleeah*]

Ahh, that happens to me all the time. Yeah, I tend to second-guess myself, too. It's okay :D Though you've got to learn to stop second-guessing yourself...because most tests are always timed. I guess it's just the way it is.

[*stephinika*]

see, thats not my problem. mine is that i do tests quickly (unless its physics i hate that course.) but am too lazy to check over haha so i make stupid mistakes. sigh. but yeah lots of places/schools/etc. have time restraints now.

[whomps]

Ahh, we just took a Precal Readiness test, and everybody in the class didn't finish.. And she just told us to start guessing. I ended up getting a 78, which wasn't that bad, compared to the other scores.

[*krnxswat*]

no, it's fair
stop whining
YOU WHINER

[Gigi]

It's not unfair. Life's unfair, too, so why should school be molded to your preferences? You'd just be unprepared for the real world. This is a good thing.

Tips?
- If you don't get a question, SKIP IT. Do all your easy questions first. If you spend time on one hard question, you miss all your time to do the easy questions that you could've done maybe 10 in the time it took to do one hard question.
- Don't second guess! Go with your gut. I know, your gut's not always right. Who cares? Take chances. Better off writing down an answer than no answer at all.
- When you're doing homework, time yourself to see how long it takes you. Then train yourself to go faster.

[shortiiex]

i think that is fair...you just have to increase your speed
it might come in handy for life

[*XLilAznGrl592X*]

^ I agree. I used to not be able to finish tests, but that was in 2nd grade. um. yeah.. increase your speed.

[SillyCourtney]

Yea, it might seem unfair to you.. but think about it. It's preparing you for every other test you'll take in your life that is like that. Not a bad deal if you ask me. And besides, not everything in life will go the way you want it to. All I can say if improve your speed and don't second guess yourself. It's usually your first instinct that is correct. =)

[miss barnes]

well its too bad but lifes not fair..thats happened to me a couple times and i was mad but there was nothing i could do

[OhXiet_ItzDonnA]

I think it sucks when they dont let us finish but I think they expect us to. Since we've been through it before and I guess they think we dont need that much time to do one problem.

[steezahh]

dont have a teacher like that; nor am i really a slow taker, but i belive it is unfair! stay in for lunch and re-take it is my only advice!

[sadolakced acid]

I write pretty slowly (I'm left handed), so it happens to me fairly often (not finishing essays or notes) and you just have to deal with it and try to take as much extra time as you can muster. I was nearly late for band today because I wasn't quite done with my precal quiz. Eh. I don't know. It sucks, but that's the way it is.

you seem like a left hander.

i love left handers. i want to be a left hander.

when i was younger i kept trying to write with my left hand because i wanted tobe left handed. of course, it didn't work out because it would take me 5 minutes to write THE (in all caps, which is easier than lowercase).

yea...

[*tweeak*]

I seem like a left hander?

[sadolakced acid]

yea. certain people strike me as left handers.

like... it's just a feeling i get, you know.

mayhaps it from pictures, and that left handers stand differently from right handers?

i think i've seen a picktur of you nicki...

[*tweeak*]

Hm, very interesting. I think you probably have seen pictures, but I haven't posted many standing. Ah, well, if you say so. I take that as a compliment =]