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[quote=Anonymous]Our 7th grader has recently stopped putting any efforts into homework and school in general. Things either get done in a hurry and sloppy or not done at all.  Amazingly the grades remained ok but now are really dropping off to low C's. He says C's are fine.  We try explaining that C's are fine if you are putting forth your best effort and maybe don't understand something but not fine due to laziness.
He says he doesn't care about school and plans to drop out of high school.
We try to help and review things with him but he declines help and says we are stupid and don't know anything.  We review Edline and remind him when assignments are due or tests are upcoming but he ignores us.
He had a project due on Tuesday and when we asked to see it we provided comments that he needed some corrections. He said it was fine and then didn't even bother to take it to school the next day.
Prior to taking away his phone we caught him receiving texts from friends with pictures of homework assignments.

We have taken away everything: phone, tv, computer, xbox, sports, going out with friends. Nothing is working.

We have reached out to the school and they have not offered any suggestions.

Beyond frustrated.[/quote]

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