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[quote=Anonymous]My kid had a real legit problem with the chaos of his classes and the assignments - seven classes is a lot. Waiting for failure would not have been the way to go because he'd have internalized being a loser, rather than seeing it as an opportunity to learn how to do better. I checked in every night with him, and we talked (not yelled) about what the electronic gradebook said. I taught him how to write formal emails to teachers to follow up (this is harder for kids than you might think). We also worked with him on developing a system, since he couldn't figure this out on his own. And, there were penalties (screen time loss) for not following the program: of writing stuff down, telling the truth to us when asked, following up, and working with us to double check. [/quote]
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