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[quote=Anonymous]My son is a 7th grader at a well-regarded MCPS middle school in Bethesda. This is his first year at the school and the transition to such a huge (1500 kids) environment, with very little contact with anyone he knew previously, has been rough. He is bright but not academically motivated, and has had some academic struggles in the past. We monitor incredibly closely and began some interventions (moved a class, found a great tutor) - but his second quarter grades were still really bad.

Presumably in response, the school invited him to join a study skills class once a week at lunch, which is great. But I emailed his counselor to ask for a meeting to discuss his situation, get input into how we should proceed and what else we can or should be doing to address his issues. I got a proforma response after a week with a list of free tutoring programs. I'm disappointed with this; I know it's a huge environment but I'd heard from friends and colleagues that the school was very responsive to issues that arose for their kids in the past. Is there any point in pushing back and asking for a meeting and/or some kind of specific discussion around my kid and why he is doing so badly? Or do I simply need to presume that the counseling function is totally useless, and go down the road of private testing etc?

Thanks for your advice![/quote]

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