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[quote=Anonymous]Take away computer games and TV during the week. Take away the iPhone from 7-10 or whatever works for your family (texting and social media are huge distractions).

You can hire tutors who will just work on organization skills. Often bright kids cruise through ES and even MS with minimal effort. I know my kid got straight As just studying in the 5 minutes before the tests were handed out. So many kids don't have the organizational and study skills for middle and high school. If this is going to cause strife or be heard as nagging, hire someone else. We used Thinking Organized in MD but there are others.

Of course your middle schooler still needs to be quizzed on vocab and history facts. Also, you can brainstorm with them That's different from rewriting the essay for him or reading the English novel along with him, which at this age is too much. Also, even the quizzing stuff should phase out by junior or senior year, so they're independent by college. By then, if they need quizzing, they can make flash cards or use Quizlet.

Signed, one kid now at an Ivy and another in a magnet[/quote]

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