turning in homework
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Anonymous
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Any hints on how to get a high schooler to remember to turn in his homework?
We're not talking about DOING his homework, because that isn't the issue. We're talking about failing to take it out of the notebook and hand it to the teacher. |
Anonymous
| My son, now in 9th, has been struggling with this problem since he was in 5th grade. I don't get it- doesn't the teacher collect the homework?? I believe it is an executive functioning problem and am beginning to think he has ADHD. I don't believe it is willful, no one would do the homework but not want to get credit for it. I have tried to give him some tools, using a special turn it in folder-with mixed results. His teachers have agreed he can scan his work and submit it electronically, then submit it in class. Hopefully, this will lead to an improvement, as his GPA is suffering. |
Anonymous
OP here -- I don't have my answer, but I know that yelling isn't part of it. |
Anonymous
So we're clear -- I wasn't suggesting you were yelling but only that I didn't get anywhere with that... |
Anonymous
| Is your son smart? It's VERY common with smart kids to do great work and then not turn it in. Especially if they dislike the teacher - I think the act of giving something to someone they want, that you don't like, is a hard hurdle to overcome. |
Anonymous
Where did anyone mention yelling? |
Anonymous
| Yes, kid has high IQ, average processing speed. Hope that he would mature out of this phase is waning. One teacher said his executive function is immature compared to his peers, however she also said he could have an A if "he cared." It seems kids with executive function issues are often seen as ambivalent and lazy. |
Anonymous
| Put a reminder Post-it note on the outside of the notebook or some book sure to be seen in class. |
Anonymous
So, the better question is what is she doing to help him? |
Anonymous
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ADHD middle school DS emails work as soon as it is completed. His school also requires the use of an agenda. We've clipped his pencil case in on the correct day (so that he has to open it), and he has to check off/note assignments for each subject throughout the day. Included are reminders to turn in work. The two things have helped improve the 'turn in' rate enormously.
He still has to check in with me at the end of every day, so he still isn't independent with this system yet. But there isn't much effective oversight at school, so this is the best that we've sorted out. |
Anonymous
| ADHD 8th grade kid (140 IQ, w/100 PS) and here is what his organizational coach has him do (yes, we reached the point where he needed an organizational coach. Best $$ ever spent). He has a two sided folder. One side, homework in (to be done) the other homework out (completed) arranged by class, 1st period on top. It seems to be working, because homework is (finally!!) being turned in this year. Not sure if this is because it is in one central place and not getting lost/crumpled in the bottom of his backpack, or because if his 3rd period math teacher has them take the homework out to look at a problem as a class, he can see that 1st and 2nd period were not turned in and, you know, turn them in. But it does work. |
Anonymous
| My son emails it to the teacher and me. He is also supposed to turn it in to the teacher. If the teacher doesn't get it or doesn't see my son during the day, she emails me and I forward it to her. He has an IEP and this is one of his goals. |
Anonymous
Me. By mistake. Because I did it. That is why I clarified. |
Anonymous
PP, where did you find an organizational coach? Would you mind sharing the name? My DS in 6th seems to need a lot of day to day coaching. His teachers and advisor are fabulous about it but I want him to be more independent. |
Anonymous
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My ADHD 9th grader (IQ unknown, haha) is more likely to do the homework but leave it at home, where he may or may not lose it or forget about it before it eventually makes it to school. If it makes it to school, it usually gets turned in. Missing HW might occasionally make the difference between a B+ and an A-, but it hasn't been a huge problem - teachers vary, but some seem to accept it late. I remind him to check Blackboard and ask him if he has the right binders in the morning, but that's about the extent of it.
We're in FCPS, so having access to the gradebook via SIS this year has actually been very helpful to him (he can easily see if something is missing). |