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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fall of 2019 our DS was really struggling in school. He was extremely disorganized, at a large school and falling through the cracks. Failing two classes. So we applied for admission to several privates in January of 2019 and he was offered admission at our first choice. I say our because he had no intention of going.

Then the pandemic hit literally two weeks later.  Schools closed and then summer arrived. His private school opened 50% and it's been a gift. They are on him like a hawk. I can't imagine what would have become of his schooling if we hadn't switched him. He's still not thrilled, but mostly that's an act to us. Alone with his friends there he is having a great time, but he still says he wants to switch back.

He's a very talented soccer player. It's been a big focus of his since he was 8. He is now a 15 year old freshman. Soccer try outs for the private school are coming up and he's refusing to attend because he says he wants to leave the school. That's not happening so I'm trying to persuade him to try out to keep interest but I feel he's doing this to punish us. He's cutting his nose off to spite his face.

What would you do? DH wants to basically restrict him to his room- sans phone- until he relents.[/quote]

Let him quit.  Don't try and live through your son.  You are already making ayyend this school so back off on the extra stuff.[/quote]

+1000 you got the school covered which is what matters
tell him once  that he would be shooting himself in the foot and that he would hurt only himself... then act like it, as if you did not care and hope that he cares.[/quote]

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