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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd let him take a semester at home or elsewhere and then have him go back.

I think it's important to take breaks but also to finish what you start.

I had a rough start to junior year.  I ended up withdrawing from a writing intensive class in my major.

My dad tried to offer me various solutions to my woes.  The funniest actually made me want to stay in school. It was an insane international gap year type project.  I won't say what it was, but kind of on the level of the semester spent learning how to operate a historical giant sailing ship.  My husband (friend at the time) and I still talk about it.

I eventually snapped out of my funk, dropped the frustrating class, recommitted to my major and graduated on time.

I have offered my kids gap years after high school, but older one did not want it and younger one is not interested so far.[/quote]

Ok that’s kind of awesome!! How did you do that? [b]I’d love him to find something like that for his semester off. Im Just worried he’ll end up sitting around the house on his phone 
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Any other ideas like that? [/quote]

OP, for pete's sake, why would you allow this??

Yes, he can drop out for a semester if he needs a reboot. But he must work 100% of the time or do something else constructive.[/quote]

Not OP but I don’t think it’s a good idea to let him not do work towards his graduation. He can get sidetracked easily or it’ll be a constant battle of making sure he is actually working.

It’s best to have him get a degree asap one way or another.[/quote]

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