doing bad in school...

[Slater]

I'm not used to this since I typically ace most of my classes, but this semester I'm failing my Linear Algebra class. Now, everyone I talk to who has taken this professor before says it's not the subject but that she's a crappy teacher, but I'm convinced (at least through the words my mother puts in my ears) that it's not her fault that I don't understand the material.

I want to study more too... I would, except that my job is keeping me extremely busy, to the point where I hardly have time to sleep between it, school, and homework, and I've gotten extremely tired. I've asked for time off, but in a freak turn of events we had 3 employees quit in the past 10 days (team was 5 people large + 1 manager, now it's just me, the mananger, and 2 new trainees who don't know what they're doing), leaving my boss short handed. So she's pretty much begged me to take even more time to work, and even though everyone tells me that I'm not obligated to go along with such requests... for some reason, I can't say no; my conscience won't let me. >< so I volunteered to sacrafice even more time until the new trainees are up to speed, which could be a few weeks or months...

I'm honestly not seeing any way to pass this semester and/or do well in school or even keep sharp... so little sleep lately. Everyone wants so much out of me, and I only have so little to give at this point...

Edit: I googled my l. algebra teacher's name, and then I did lol at what came up.
http://www.sfsu.coursereviews.com/professors/Krause/Gerianne-M.

[Alice]

You know, if you fail school, your 'boss' isn't going to fix it for you. If you have a nervous breakdown, or an accident, 'cuz you're not getting enough sleep, you probably won't even get an apology.

So take care of yourself first. Then worry about helping your boss. Hey, she's the boss, not you. It's her responsibility to make sure she has enough employees, not yours.

But, yeah, rant aside, I'll say a prayer for you and hope for the best. ^_^

[Tenshi no Ai]

I'll be praying for your situation...

[SP1]

Perhaps you should consider dropping this class or transferring into a different one with a new instructor.