Help with 10th grader who won't step up - what are alternatives? anyone with experience?

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10/27/2021 09:22

Subject: Help with 10th grader who won't step up - what are alternatives? anyone with experience?

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Anonymous

Anonymous wrote:OP, the end of the quarter may help him reset. Things will either be done or not and you can encourage him to start fresh. Then work with him on using a planner to write down assignments, talk about studying (not just homework), and turning in work. Work with the tutor to manage the workflow. If you can draw a lot of comparisons to running a business, where you have to manage a lot of things at the same time, it may help get his attention.

What year is your child in now?

Subject suggests 10th grader.

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10/27/2021 09:23

Subject: Help with 10th grader who won't step up - what are alternatives? anyone with experience?

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Anonymous

Agree with the suggestions above. You may also want to schedule college visit to someplace he’d like. Hard to be excited by college if you can’t picture yourself there. Look for a place with a good business school you can tour. They will talk about what they are expecting from grads. It helped motivate both my kids and was needed around 10th.

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10/27/2021 20:05

Subject: Help with 10th grader who won't step up - what are alternatives? anyone with experience?

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Anonymous

How are things at home between you and your spouse? Any fighting? Money issues? Can he see his friends or are you strict? For me those are the reasons I ranked at that age. Can one of you take some leave for a week or two and really focus on your kid? Good luck.