Should Students Ask Teachers For Help With Other Classes?

            When students are struggling in a class they often ask teachers who specialize in another subject for help, but this tends to cause problems and further confuse the students. To prove this point, I conducted an experiment within Hillcrest High School. I went around and asked three teachers to solve a problem from a different subject. I presented Mrs. Vierow, an English teacher,  with an Algebra 2 math question and she was not able to solve it, her answer was “I have no clue!!”. Next, I asked Mrs. Sanders, a chemistry teacher, to solve an English 101 problem, and while she was able to get the right answer it was not in the correct way. Lastly, I asked Mr. Barker, a history teacher, to solve a chemical equation, but he told me he had failed chemistry, so I gave him the same English question I had asked Mrs. Sanders and he was also able to wiggle his way into the correct answer. My experiment shows that while some teachers may be able to help students in other classes, the majority will not be able to, and although it is hard to do, it is best to just ask the teacher for help in the class you are struggling with. Thank you to all the teachers who participated.