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[quote=Anonymous][quote]"Let them fail" is not so easy. Esp if the reasons they are "failing" have to do with organization or other reasons not related to ability to do the work.

Getting into college is incredibly difficult. It's extremely competitive. A year (and certainly more) of sub-par grades to prove some point, when helping them may have a positive impact, has a more grave consequence than some kids are able to comprehend. So, not helping them (not doing it for them but helping them find out what the obstacles are and offering help to overcome them) is negligent parenting, imo.[/quote]

There's a difference between "failing" and just not performing up to full potential.  Not every mediocre grade is a cry for help.  Every kid has different needs, but by high school, the vast majority probably don't need mom to check Blackboard, Google classroom and the gradebook for them on a daily or weekly basis.

One way to keep your kid from failing is to encourage them to take classes where they can succeed based on the interests, work habits, and motivation they have, rather than what you wish they had.  For some, that might mean a mix of different levels of classes and not the "most rigorous."  My DC took easier classes the first two years of high school (some but not all honors) while he figured things out and worked his way up to a pretty rigorous junior and senior year. I pushed older DC to take a more rigorous schedule and it backfired. [/quote]

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