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[quote=Anonymous]OP, can you check his HW a few times before he turns it in?  Ask him if he can spot the mistakes (like spelling, punctuation, etc...).   A few times, I've had my DS re-read what he wrote.  He spots the errors and fixes them.  When he doesn't review his work (because he's lazy and/or doesn't care) there are lots of sloppy mistakes.  Same for my DD.  I tell my kids all the time that when they are done with their work, if they have time, review what they wrote to make sure. I know they don't do it all of the time, but I'm hoping one day this will become habit.

They care about their grades but not to the point where they make sure their work is perfect. It's the "I want to be good at something without trying too hard" syndrome.  My DS has this issue with sports, too. Doesn't want to practice, but wants to be good at it.

I know of a MSer who sort of had your DS's issue.  Smart kid; can do well, but just didn't care about grades.  Parents really hounded him.  He is now in HS and doing better.  I think MS is hard on most kids.  My DH and I didn't start to do well in school until we hit HS.

If you are sure that his issue is not medical (adhd or whatever), maybe you could use the carrot/stick approach?  Why should he be rewarded with &lt;whatever&gt; if he doesn't do his best at &lt;some schoolwork&gt;?   Maybe say, get him to a B from a C.  Good luck.[/quote]

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