"senioritis"-- is two hours late considered absent for the whole day?

[Anonymous]

Who are these parents and who are these kids? Senioritis is a thing and so is Spring semester tiredness. But when did we get to the place that meant folks could just not show up? Maybe maybe slack off a little as in you may not be pushing as hard to get all A’s. Or focusing more attention on finals/ AP exam studying than just normal class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's unhealthy to encourage your daughter's sense of entitlement by indulging in fake diagnoses like "senioritis."

Life is full of things you might not enjoy or feel like doing. Oh well. Part of becoming an adult is learning how to do those things even if you don't necessarily like, want or feel like doing them.

I would instead focus my energies and time on getting to the root of her avoidance behaviors and working with a therapist to overcome those tendencies. Not further indulging them by seeing what loopholes might exist to aid her in skipping out on school.

A therapist?!? Holy fückballs senioritis is a “disease” as old as time and completely normal.

God I hope your post was satire and I just missed it…

"Senioritis" is something only spoiled, white American families indulge in. As a child of immigrants, "deciding" to not go to school or give no effort as a senior in high school was not an option I was allowed to indulge in or entertain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's unhealthy to encourage your daughter's sense of entitlement by indulging in fake diagnoses like "senioritis."

Life is full of things you might not enjoy or feel like doing. Oh well. Part of becoming an adult is learning how to do those things even if you don't necessarily like, want or feel like doing them.

I would instead focus my energies and time on getting to the root of her avoidance behaviors and working with a therapist to overcome those tendencies. Not further indulging them by seeing what loopholes might exist to aid her in skipping out on school.

A therapist?!? Holy fückballs senioritis is a “disease” as old as time and completely normal.

God I hope your post was satire and I just missed it…

"Senioritis" is something only spoiled, white American families indulge in. As a child of immigrants, "deciding" to not go to school or give no effort as a senior in high school was not an option I was allowed to indulge in or entertain.

Oh well. Sucks to be you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who are these parents and who are these kids? Senioritis is a thing and so is Spring semester tiredness. But when did we get to the place that meant folks could just not show up? Maybe maybe slack off a little as in you may not be pushing as hard to get all A’s. Or focusing more attention on finals/ AP exam studying than just normal class.

This is precisely the entitlement that I was calling out that the other DCUM PP was offended I dared to name. The sense of entitlement among some MCPS parents and kids is mind boggling. They are determined to do what they want, when they want. Everyone else be damned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's unhealthy to encourage your daughter's sense of entitlement by indulging in fake diagnoses like "senioritis."

Life is full of things you might not enjoy or feel like doing. Oh well. Part of becoming an adult is learning how to do those things even if you don't necessarily like, want or feel like doing them.

I would instead focus my energies and time on getting to the root of her avoidance behaviors and working with a therapist to overcome those tendencies. Not further indulging them by seeing what loopholes might exist to aid her in skipping out on school.

What, specifically, do you think the OP's child feels entitled to?

To not having to go to school, even though the state compels her to?

But the state doesn't compel her to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's unhealthy to encourage your daughter's sense of entitlement by indulging in fake diagnoses like "senioritis."

Life is full of things you might not enjoy or feel like doing. Oh well. Part of becoming an adult is learning how to do those things even if you don't necessarily like, want or feel like doing them.

I would instead focus my energies and time on getting to the root of her avoidance behaviors and working with a therapist to overcome those tendencies. Not further indulging them by seeing what loopholes might exist to aid her in skipping out on school.

A therapist?!? Holy fückballs senioritis is a “disease” as old as time and completely normal.

God I hope your post was satire and I just missed it…

"Senioritis" is something only spoiled, white American families indulge in. As a child of immigrants, "deciding" to not go to school or give no effort as a senior in high school was not an option I was allowed to indulge in or entertain.

Oh well. Sucks to be you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who are these parents and who are these kids? Senioritis is a thing and so is Spring semester tiredness. But when did we get to the place that meant folks could just not show up? Maybe maybe slack off a little as in you may not be pushing as hard to get all A’s. Or focusing more attention on finals/ AP exam studying than just normal class.

Is showing up an end in itself? What are the consequences of not showing up? These are all questions that adults have to answer for themselves, throughout their lives. And OP's child is either already an adult, or almost an adult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's unhealthy to encourage your daughter's sense of entitlement by indulging in fake diagnoses like "senioritis."

Life is full of things you might not enjoy or feel like doing. Oh well. Part of becoming an adult is learning how to do those things even if you don't necessarily like, want or feel like doing them.

I would instead focus my energies and time on getting to the root of her avoidance behaviors and working with a therapist to overcome those tendencies. Not further indulging them by seeing what loopholes might exist to aid her in skipping out on school.

What, specifically, do you think the OP's child feels entitled to?

To not having to go to school, even though the state compels her to?

But the state doesn't compel her to.

SOURCE: https://www.peoples-law.org/truancy

Compulsory School Attendance
Maryland requires regular school attendance unless a student is excused with a lawful absence. This applies to all children 5 years and older and under the age of 18, who live in the state. There are limited exceptions and exemptions to this requirement. Learn more about compulsory school attendance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's unhealthy to encourage your daughter's sense of entitlement by indulging in fake diagnoses like "senioritis."

Life is full of things you might not enjoy or feel like doing. Oh well. Part of becoming an adult is learning how to do those things even if you don't necessarily like, want or feel like doing them.

I would instead focus my energies and time on getting to the root of her avoidance behaviors and working with a therapist to overcome those tendencies. Not further indulging them by seeing what loopholes might exist to aid her in skipping out on school.

A therapist?!? Holy fückballs senioritis is a “disease” as old as time and completely normal.

God I hope your post was satire and I just missed it…

"Senioritis" is something only spoiled, white American families indulge in. As a child of immigrants, "deciding" to not go to school or give no effort as a senior in high school was not an option I was allowed to indulge in or entertain.

I'm sorry, PP. I hope your child will have more space for making their own decisions than you had.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's unhealthy to encourage your daughter's sense of entitlement by indulging in fake diagnoses like "senioritis."

Life is full of things you might not enjoy or feel like doing. Oh well. Part of becoming an adult is learning how to do those things even if you don't necessarily like, want or feel like doing them.

I would instead focus my energies and time on getting to the root of her avoidance behaviors and working with a therapist to overcome those tendencies. Not further indulging them by seeing what loopholes might exist to aid her in skipping out on school.

What, specifically, do you think the OP's child feels entitled to?

To not having to go to school, even though the state compels her to?

But the state doesn't compel her to.

SOURCE: https://www.peoples-law.org/truancy

Compulsory School Attendance
Maryland requires regular school attendance unless a student is excused with a lawful absence. This applies to all children 5 years and older and under the age of 18, who live in the state. There are limited exceptions and exemptions to this requirement. Learn more about compulsory school attendance.

Yes, there's a legal requirement. What happens if she doesn't follow it?

[Anonymous]

Why are your kids so lazy? Will you be okay when they skip this many classes in college when it’s on your dime? Not a good message to let them skip now but have to attend their college classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are your kids so lazy? Will you be okay when they skip this many classes in college when it’s on your dime? Not a good message to let them skip now but have to attend their college classes.

Yes, they will be. And they'll write lengthy emails to the professors and faculty advocating on behalf of their special snowflakes and how unfair it is of the college or university to expect their child to show up to class, participate, turn in assignments, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you so much for these replies. There is a mom's group called JFG--Just F*&ing Graduate. I am a founding member.
I liked school, but after Algebra I, we could drop math (I was in the DC school system), and now they're adding on meaningless math requirements instead of coding or practical math skills. The math classes my daughter has taken, from middle school on, have been poorly taught. (Huge exceptions for the covid years, of course). My high school started at 9 and ended at 3. No longer true, and my DD is exhausted at the early AM start time.
She participates in an internship program, assisting teachers of young students with special needs. I notice that on internship days, there are fewer complaints of "my head hurts" "I don't feel well" and "my stomach hurts" (that last one was COVID)...

I'm at a loss, but my high school years were different. I remember individual counseling for college or after-school plans, and some emotional group discussions ("Emotional Health" or something) that everyone made fun of but which many of us attended. And I had great English teachers! My love of reading got me through...To end on an up note, some kids were outside the supermarket raising money for their robotics team. Nice kids, impressive robot. Respect.

Not in HS yet but ES and MS counselors need to be better in placing students in appropriate classes. Some are ditsy, do not keep anything confidential and only ask question for an answer defensive type. Where are they schooled and trained???!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is a high school senior with a bad case of senioritis--she doesn't want to go to school much. Just trying to get her to June graduation. This morning she asked to go to school two hours late (I have a bad headache"). She said if she's two-hours late, it's marked as absent the whole day. True?
Yes, I usually send her because she's faking illness, usually to get more sleep (the bus comes very early). But recently I forced her to go and she tested positive for COVID, so we went to pick her up and she was home for a few days. Just trying to make it to graduation. Please be kind--it's been a rough road for us.

Attendance is based on class by class. If you miss a certain amount of classes during the day, you are supposed to be prohibited from participating in extracurriculars for that day but it's not typically enforced. Also, attendance doesn't matter. There's no loss of credit for absences/tardies. If she's just worried about passing, try to get a C third quarter then she's automatically passed for the semester.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought you could no longer fail based on not showing up?

Once you surpass a set threshold for a quarter, you automatically fail all classes.