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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Will explore summer school. Not happy about paying for it, so she will need to get a job and finance it herself for any classes she fails as a final grade.

[b]All of my other children (including older DD) do well in school. [/b]Dealing with a teen who is not academically motivated is exhausting. I can't fathom not caring about being dumb ( or at least having grades that reflect not being smart). [/quote]

Ah, this may be a part of the problem.  When you are in a household where every one excels at something that you are not good at, then it can be a hard hill to climb.  If you feel that at your best, you are still less able to do something that the rest of your family, then sometimes it makes it harder to even try because you'll always be behind and feel as if you are always judged by your family members' achievements.

Try to have a talk with her about expectations.  Try to reiterate (or iterate, since you may not have said this to her before) that you only want her to achieve what she can successfully achieve and she is not expected to live up to her siblings but to do the best she can do.  Also try to talk to her about what she'd like to do, what her interests are, and try to look for ways to help her reach her goals even if they are not yours.[/quote]

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