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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that a B is neither "tanking" nor "failure." Your choice of words speaks volumes. That poor child. No wonder he feels so bad. Use this time to help him problem-solve. My child was in a similar situation, and switched down a level in Math the second semester of the year. She actually wound up with a C for the the first semester of the year (who knows how your family would ever come back from that!). It was her first C ever. Of course, we both worried how it would impact her college admissions. Turns out she got into 7/10 schools she applied to, and is now happily finishing up her freshman year at a school that is great for her, with good grades in a hard major.

I am glad that she had a setback in high school (when we were nearby to support her). She learned everything was okay in the end. I am strongly opposed to school personnel letting your child drop the class when that option has ended (if they follow the rules). What does that teach him: this his performance is so awful that drastic measures are called for. He has to "cheat" to succeed. The school cares more about their admissions stats that being fair and maintaining integrity?

Show him that you believe he is very smart and will do fine despite this setback. It is not the end of the world. It is good practice for the future, where he will encounter more serious obstacles and have to be resilient. [/quote]

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