Should I pull my DS out of his AP class?

[Anonymous]

He’s a sophomore and it’s his first AP class. There’s a huge summer assignment that he has barely touched. He tends to do well with minimum effort, and that’s made him lazy. We’ve been nagging him to get the (10 page!) assignment done and I’m sick of it. I think AP classes are for self-motivated and driven kids. Is AP a bad idea? He thinks it’s important to take it, but seems unwilling to put in the work until the very last minute.

Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

So don’t nag him. He’ll see what he gets on his last-minute assignment. If he scores low, maybe that will motivate him to work a little harder.

[Anonymous]

I would keep him in for now. He will be surrounded by motivated students which might be an encouragement for him. Positive peer preesure of sorts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would keep him in for now. He will be surrounded by motivated students which might be an encouragement for him. Positive peer preesure of sorts.

Virtually surrounded

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would keep him in for now. He will be surrounded by motivated students which might be an encouragement for him. Positive peer preesure of sorts.

Don't be too sure. There are plenty just like the OPs kid in the AP classes. My oldest was as much (or more) of a procrastinator a d he wasn't the only one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would keep him in for now. He will be surrounded by motivated students which might be an encouragement for him. Positive peer preesure of sorts.

Don't be too sure. There are plenty just like the OPs kid in the AP classes. My oldest was as much (or more) of a procrastinator a d he wasn't the only one.

I mean, if the procrastination gets good grades I don’t see the issue!

[Anonymous]

If HE wants it, let him keep it. If he fails t would be a good lesson to have now instead of later, during adulthood and while in the workforce. He will either fail and learn from his mistakes, or realize AP is not for him.

[Anonymous]

Summer homework is BS

[Anonymous]

Better to screw up now and learn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Summer homework is BS

I agree. It’s setting kids up for failure instead of giving everyone a chance to like the class.

[Anonymous]

So do you want his first experience in having to work hard at school in college when he is surrounded by parties and wasting your money or would you rather have it now when social distractions are at a minimum and he can’t leave the house much? Because he will at some point need to study.

[Anonymous]

Leave him be - he will figure it out. Also, stop nagging. He is in HS, not ES. He is in charge of himself, his schooling, his grades. His life to lead, not yours.

[Anonymous]

I taught AP and summer hw was a good early warning system for who just needed teaching vs. who needed internal motivation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I taught AP and summer hw was a good early warning system for who just needed teaching vs. who needed internal motivation.

How did you act on it?
If someone’s summer hw was clearly a last minute effort?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I taught AP and summer hw was a good early warning system for who just needed teaching vs. who needed internal motivation.

How did you act on it?
If someone’s summer hw was clearly a last minute effort?

DP. They get a bad grade and they learn real quick what they did wrong and they fix it.