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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your child is in HS and has missing assignments through the quarter and/or quarter grades that are not as good as you would hope/expect, are there any consequences from you (the parent) at home?

I have told my kids that they should be getting B's or better.  Both kids have had a number of missing assignments that I have seen on grade book and brought to their attention to rectify.   I know that no one is perfect, but I feel like not turning things in or not doing them in the first place is unacceptable (they are not doing their "job" as a student, yet they have plenty of time for video games/on line activities after school and on the weekends).  I also don't expect all A's b/c not every subject is going to be your strength and I got some B's in my day as well.

With the opportunities in FCPS to meet with teachers for help, I feel that "B's or better" is reasonable.

So, does your child have any consequences at home if they don't meet your expectations on grades?  
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OP, try the carrot.  Find out something they really want.  I'm on the west coast, and at one point my kid said she wanted to go to Hawai'i, and I turned to her and said, "get all As, and we'll go"

And all of a sudden the work ethic appeared and her grades all went up.  We haven't made it to Hawai'i yet thanks to one class, but she is still working on it!

So, some may say that this is ridiculous and it's their job to get good grades, but I see it as, just like "in real life" you get rewarded for good work...you get paid, you get a promotion, you get an award.  Getting a good grade just to get a good grade, is pretty meaningless and depressing, and college is pretty vague and untangible and too far away to be a goal; I think smaller, closer goals and lots of carrots out there to reward good behavior can get that work ethic instilled.  And once good grades start coming in, they start surprising and impressing themselves, which leads to better self esteem and seeing themselves as someone who can do it if they put in the effort, so it becomes a positive feedback loop.[/quote]

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