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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is 15YO and finishing 9th grade. This year has been very uneven -- she has had some very good test scores, but lots of missing homework, resulting in some very average grades. Her attitude kind of sucks. She tries in the classes she likes and can't be bothered in the others. When I talk to her about it, she says that she just isn't interested in what they are learning and doesn't see the value in it -- what is the point anyway, because even kids with perfect grades and perfect scores are having trouble getting into college and AI is making jobs obsolete. She wants to focus on her (individual, not school-based) sport and her friends. She is highly intelligent and used to be motivated in school. She was evaluated for ADHD when she was in early elementary school but I'm wondering if something was missed. Advice?[/quote] I think she is right that so-called achievement is way over-rated. It really won’t matter in the end anyway.[/quote]
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