Feeling overwhelmed.

Doomcookie · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject:

Here's the deal. I'm a sophomore in high school and I've currently got a buffa-load of homework to do.

One, is an entire packet of assignments (that are extremely difficult for me) that I couldn't finish in Foods and Nutrition. For some, I couldn't keep up with how fast the videos were going. For others I just got overwhelmed by the amount of things I had to do.

The most difficult part about it is, this stick figure thing where we have to label it with 12 nutrients, and explain what the nutrients do; despite the fact we only learned what about 5 or 6 of these nutrients do.

The other, is a persuasive writing essay for English II. The subject being the school board's decision to approve random locker searches, and us taking a side; giving 3 examples to support our argument, 5 paragraphs.

The essay isn't at all difficult to me, I enjoy essays; I love to write. The problem is, I can't even begin to think, to focus, on anything, because of how stressed out that Foods and Nutrition packet is making me. It's just too much for me. I try to ask people in my kitchen group for help, but I can't get the words to come out of my mouth. I just can't speak, thus I'm in it alone.

Anybody understand what I'm going through, ever have problems with this sort of thing? This Food and Nutrition packet is worth 20 percent of the marking period grade, and until it's finished, even if I'm longer able to get credit for it, I can't even touch the kitchen. Likewise, this persuasive writing assignment is worth a huge chunk of my English II grade for the marking period. My classes are 72 minutes long; being either 9 or 18 weeks each. I don't have an entire year to restore my grade like some people do, so it stresses me to no end.