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[quote=Anonymous]I did not like high school. I was bored a lot. I had friends and played JV sports, but generally I was bored and was not into the sock hop/football game scene in the early 1980s in FCPS. I had some really great teachers. I got my patent to finally allow me to take two classes at NOVA and two at high school my senior year. There were only two or three AP courses back then.

For unmotivated teens, I’d take them now on a college tour or two. Show them a smaller college and a big one, so they see what they are working for. Explore the non-academic offerings at the colleges to get them excited.

Look for summer programs that let teenagers live away from home for a few weeks to get some idea of independent living and to have them meet kids who are making plans for later in life.

Things like Outward Bound for teens are really good at getting kids to self-reflect.

Some kids just take longer than others to get there. As long as kids are going to school or working or a combination, that’s okay, and as a parent I would insist on some kind of extracurricular activity each season, including community service if nothing else appeals. [/quote]

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