senioritis
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Anonymous
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Can you all please share your experiences with high school senior year "senioritis" if you don't mind.
As a parent how did you help your student stay motivated in senior year? Are there any counseling or guidance sessions in Virginia Maryland area that help students overcome senioritis? |
Anonymous
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I think they are greatly influenced by their group of friends, who can convince them about what is “normal.” You are unlikely to be seen as credible on that subject.
My child’s school reminded them early and often that they would not graduate if the did not meet requirements (including attendance). They asked parents to support this stance. So the adults represented a united front. Having the kid take serious courses can also keep them on their toes. Good luck! |
Anonymous
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Watch carefully for it. 3 weeks into 3rd qtr the first missing assignments appeared, by 5 weeks it was apparent that DS had pretty much stopped working in all classes, full grounding/no car privilege and 2 weeks of constant monitoring sort of salvaged 3rd qtr. Still barely made it through 4th qtr and that included one day sitting in school parking lot texting to verify attendance in every class and a meeting with admin to put DS on alert. He knew I would escort him to class if he skipped again. Not only my DS, but several friends just tanked, and these were all advanced students.
But really neither carrots nor sticks are enough to motivate and 18 yr old boy who thinks he's a man ready to go off to college "on his own". And FWIW he had to learn the hard lesson in fall that college doesn't work like high school and you can't fake it at the end.  He has spring to get it together and I have hope that he will.
My best advice it to recognize this is their choice and let them experience the consequences. Yes, do your best to minimize it, but not to the point of driving yourself crazy. |
Anonymous
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It was really hard to avoid, and hard to keep the peace. Just know it will end soon. At this point you are so close to the end there really is nothing you can do.
It isn't easy to shoot for a B in AP Physics. Things can go wrong very easily. I decided the best thing to do was stay on his back until the end so that the grades only dropped so far. And forget about any grand AP scores... |
Anonymous
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looks like once the college admission result is out, there is more follow-up work like applying for honors college, planning admitted student day visits so on..
student seems less motivated related to college follow-up process and high school academics. attendance is not an issue. but procrastination seems to be a major issue. This is a straight A student. Pretty much failing math class in 3rd quarter (multivariable calculus class). and there are plenty of B's in report card now. student is not motivated to even improve the grades. |
Anonymous
| DC's college acceptance letter emphasized that the college expected accepted seniors to maintain the academics that got them into the college--in short, don't blow off grades just because you're accepted to college. Maybe your HS counselors can remind DCs of those kinds of statements and the fact that colleges will see every grade that has dropped and some colleges actually really will ask for explanation if the drop is noticeable? At our HS the counseling staff is great, and absolutely would have a very tough one-on-one talk with a student who was skipping and/or academically slacking, if a parent asked for that. |
Anonymous
The looming AP tests helped my two stay focused, but once those were out of the way they did not do much at all. Luckily, it is almost over by then and the teachers know it too. |
Anonymous
Ha ha! Your child is about to go out on their own. Get used to having less control over them, and over their motivation or lack thereof. There is very little you can do, except hope they mature quickly. Guidance sessions will do nothing. |
Anonymous
| It’s perfectly normal. What specific concerns do you have op? |
Anonymous
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I got a call from my son’s math teacher about his level of work and effort.
When I spoke to him about it he was pretty straight with me in that he was kind of done. He never gave us any problems in school or life - he’s a good kid. Has some social anxiety and really didn’t have the best high school experience in terms of finding his tribe. Frankly, I appreciated his honesty, realized he’s been a good kid, and remembered what I was like as a senior in high school. Hell, we hosted keg parties on the field across from the school, openly smoked weed, and had couples hanging out in tents. I gave my kid a pass. He had earned it. |
Anonymous
| As long as they don’t blow their graduation or acceptance, I hear you. Jr and Sr year in this area are so stressful. It is sad, that is why...you might want to consider steering burnt out kids to places that are a little less cut throat. |
Anonymous
| Our DD is taking five APs senior year. She’d better stay motivated. |
Anonymous
| DS is in 4 APs. He started a bit of senioritis in the first part of 3rd quarter and then reeled it in. Realized it wasn't worth risking his admission to a top 10. |
Anonymous
OP here. specific concerns are: procrastination is fine but missing deadline is not. staying up to cram before tests and complete homework is happening often. first semester, straight A's in math (college level) and one F has averaged that grade to a B. just relieved to have a B. Second semester started with a F in math(multivariable calculus)... Math is supposed to be my child's favorite subject. so disappointing. no enthusiasm to plan admitted students college visits. checklists, reminders are not working. an university has offered a full paid trip for scholarship interview to a top 10 college. my student did not even RSVP and missed the interview. student is not even realizing that this will be a factor in college selection process. my student is a very mature kid. but where has the maturity gone. how much longer does this "senioritis" phase continues? |
Anonymous
Chances are, DS won't get into a top 10 anyway. |