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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ask again to meet with his counselor and, if you want you can meet with his entire team of teachers.  I would also regularly email his teachers and ask how he is doing in their class.[/quote]

Is this the norm? (OP here.) I don't know how much to insert myself; I've been trying to encourage him to advocate for himself. He found the whole process of requesting retakes very intimidating, and in general tries to avoid attention from anyone (he's a big awkward kid.) I wasn't sure if I was being a PITA helicopter mom to start emailing teachers directly at the middle school level.

I will push for a meeting with the counselor in any case.[/quote]

I'm a high school teacher in Bethesda, and we routinely meet with parents at their request- the counselor and the whole team of teachers with the parent(s) and the kid.  That said, if a child is unmotivated, I don't think many of us have great advice.  We can tell you how we operate and how perceive your child's situation (is he coming to class on time?  Is his folder / notebook / binder a disaster?  Does he complete the homework?) - we can ask your child how he thinks he's doing, how he spends his time when he gets home from school, and what would help him going forward, but making the unmotivated child motivated is something for which we all (parents and teachers) wish we a magic cure.

But you should know that the school wouldn't find it strange at all if you were to request a conference with his counselor and team of teachers. [/quote]

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