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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was me in middle school, except I also started hanging out with some kids who were making poor choices (drinking and smoking). My grades were still straight As, because I was smart, but I didn’t care about school at all.

Then I went to a different high school and got new friends. Everyone cared more about school/grades/college and I got excited to learn again.

There is literally nothing my parents could have done to make this happen. At that age, I was 100 percent peer driven.

I think if she is doing ok in school, you gotta wait out the rest of the middle school nonsense. Be there to listen, and don’t judge too harshly.[/quote]

Thank you for sharing your experience. This is exactly what I was trying to explain. Grades are not everything. I can feel that she is not engaged and worry about that.

Good to know that things change with a different peer group. She is going to a different high school so I sure hope she will become excited to learn again.[/quote]

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