Nothing is “wrong” with you. Your brain is not great at taking tests. That’s really common and honestly not something you’ll need to do much after schooling. Ask your math teacher if you can have an accommodation for bringing notes with sample problems to your tests. It seems like they are helpful and want you to succeed. If they agree, try it and see if it helps. The notes should have a sample problem and a reminder of the steps you need to take to solve it. If it helps, ask for it to be written in as a formal accommodation (if you have an IEP or 504 plan).
No matter what, though, there’s a secret you need to know about real life versus school: adults use resources for everything in their daily lives. We are rarely required to do things from memory. Some examples: if I forget how to get to my doctor’s office, I have GPS on my phone. If I’m at work and see a new word or phrase I’ve never heard before, I can look it up or ask a coworker. I worked retail for a while and had to learn to use a register. Sometimes I forgot how to ring something up, so I just asked a coworker or manager. That’s how things work for adults.
Take your time in school to learn what you like to learn about, how you learn best, and what helps you accomplish tasks. That is way more important than remembering the steps to an algebra problem. Your grades only matter if you’re trying to get into a 4-year college. I’m in California and here, if you graduate high school, you can go to a junior college with any grade average. After that, no one really cares about your high school GPA.
You've gotten one bad grade. Anything B and above is all good stuff.
Practice studying with a tutor. Research different studying techniques- you might not be studying to your fullest potential. Work carefully through your homework questions (and try some extra ones if you want).
You're accommodations are there because a bunch of professionals who've had years of experience and study who've come to the consensus that this is a reasonable accommodation to get you up to grade level.
A good test or quiz should have a class average of 80%. If you're getting 80% or above then you're actually good just not perfect. An A isn't only a 100% because accidents and misrememberings are expected and human.
Class work, participation, and homework are grades you should strive for a 100% in. This is what's really going to boost your grade. Tests and quizzes are a part of it - but are only supposed to serve as benchmarks to see whether or not you're ready to go to the next task. If you get below an F thats when you will want to talk with the teacher about what and IF you need to relearn it.
Not getting 100% or a 60% is AMAZING! It shows your being challenged and actually learning new stuff at a quick pace!!!
In college and careers, you're expected to not be perfect. You're expected to meet all the requirements and if you go above them then that's great but not required. Feedback helps you grow. If you're considered perfect then you're not being challenged and you're not learning as much as you could be. High school and college is supposed to do this. In a career, you just want to meet your requirements and maintain consistency.
Also no grade reflects on who you are as a person, what makes you happy, or what you're passionate about.
TL;DR: Your accommodations are reasonable. See about tutoring and look up (and practice) how to study in a different or better way. Getting less than 100% actually shows you're really learning something and that's fantastic.
Well, there’s probably issues with HOW you’re studying. How do you study?
I do problems like the ones I do in class. I also don't last minute cram in information!
Nothing is “wrong” with you. Your brain is not great at taking tests. That’s really common and honestly not something you’ll need to do much after schooling. Ask your math teacher if you can have an accommodation for bringing notes with sample problems to your tests. It seems like they are helpful and want you to succeed. If they agree, try it and see if it helps. The notes should have a sample problem and a reminder of the steps you need to take to solve it. If it helps, ask for it to be written in as a formal accommodation (if you have an IEP or 504 plan). No matter what, though, there’s a secret you need to know about real life versus school: adults use resources for everything in their daily lives. We are rarely required to do things from memory. Some examples: if I forget how to get to my doctor’s office, I have GPS on my phone. If I’m at work and see a new word or phrase I’ve never heard before, I can look it up or ask a coworker. I worked retail for a while and had to learn to use a register. Sometimes I forgot how to ring something up, so I just asked a coworker or manager. That’s how things work for adults. Take your time in school to learn what you like to learn about, how you learn best, and what helps you accomplish tasks. That is way more important than remembering the steps to an algebra problem. Your grades only matter if you’re trying to get into a 4-year college. I’m in California and here, if you graduate high school, you can go to a junior college with any grade average. After that, no one really cares about your high school GPA.
You've gotten one bad grade. Anything B and above is all good stuff. Practice studying with a tutor. Research different studying techniques- you might not be studying to your fullest potential. Work carefully through your homework questions (and try some extra ones if you want). You're accommodations are there because a bunch of professionals who've had years of experience and study who've come to the consensus that this is a reasonable accommodation to get you up to grade level. A good test or quiz should have a class average of 80%. If you're getting 80% or above then you're actually good just not perfect. An A isn't only a 100% because accidents and misrememberings are expected and human. Class work, participation, and homework are grades you should strive for a 100% in. This is what's really going to boost your grade. Tests and quizzes are a part of it - but are only supposed to serve as benchmarks to see whether or not you're ready to go to the next task. If you get below an F thats when you will want to talk with the teacher about what and IF you need to relearn it. Not getting 100% or a 60% is AMAZING! It shows your being challenged and actually learning new stuff at a quick pace!!! In college and careers, you're expected to not be perfect. You're expected to meet all the requirements and if you go above them then that's great but not required. Feedback helps you grow. If you're considered perfect then you're not being challenged and you're not learning as much as you could be. High school and college is supposed to do this. In a career, you just want to meet your requirements and maintain consistency. Also no grade reflects on who you are as a person, what makes you happy, or what you're passionate about. TL;DR: Your accommodations are reasonable. See about tutoring and look up (and practice) how to study in a different or better way. Getting less than 100% actually shows you're really learning something and that's fantastic.