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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No other way to describe it.  DC was put into advanced classes and they just did not go well -- grades were up and down, so I don't know if it was study habits, focus or simply too difficult a course load.  Trying not to dwell on it, we are re-grouping and looking forward to getting back on track.  Any suggestions as to how to use the summer wisely in this situation?  Would really appreciate it.  [/quote]

Honestly, that doesn't sound "disastrous."  Rocky, maybe, but if "disastrous" is indicative of how you're framing it to your kid, I would be careful about that.  "Challenging" is probably a better way to frame it for your child, and lots of kids find freshman year of HS challenging.  It's often a lot more responsibility, a lot more potential distractions from class work, sometimes being placed in classes with older students, being the youngest in school again, lots potentially going on.  I would use the summer to try to find out some of the answers to the "I don't know if it was study habits, focus or simply too difficult of a course load" so that you can strategize with your child for the following year.  What did your child like about school?  What didn't he/she like?  What was the favorite class?  Least favorite?  Did your child master the math content for the course they took?  How do the next year's classes build on/require mastery of the prior year's class?  Is it a mastery issue, or a grade issue (a child can have great grades but not solid mastery of a topic, a child can have solid mastery but inconsistent grades from not turning in work, etc.)?  Try to figure some of that out, and also let your kid relax, have fun, and pursue their individual interests.[/quote]

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