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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks. We have the free tutor and now are getting Varsity tutors too. She has not turned in a few assignments and is timid to ask teacher for rewrites /help (severe social anxiety—seeing a therapist). She is reaching out to teacher via email tonight. We have spoken with teacher via email about social anxiety issue related to class). 
Will the exam Not affect her grade? I thought the same, fix the grade don’t worry about the exam but her counselor told me she was not sure if exam did not count toward grade? 
Thanks for advice. [/quote]

This is ridiculous. Of course she has a D if she hasn’t turned things in. Why are you just throwing up your hands and saying “social anxiety?” Help her get it together. Both of you go meet with the teacher and get a plan together to fix it. Don’t just stand around playing stupid while your daughter fails.[/quote]

My DC high school student had a D in a non-AP class for a short period of time. She didn’t complete several homework assignments, got behind, and did poorly on a test. We sat her down and required her to turn in the work she had missed (I can’t remember whether she got credit for it or not; we made it clear that didn’t matter, and we were requiring her to complete the work).

I agree with PP who suggested tightening up at home. We had to monitor our DD more closely than I imagined a HS student would need. She sat in front of me to do her homework and did not have access to her phone at home if it was a school night and her homework wasn’t done. She brought that D up to a B, though. Our expectation of our kids is that schoolwork is completed on time to the best of their abilities. That might translate into different grades in different courses, but turning work in is non-negotiable.

OP, I’m not clear on why your junior (?) in an AP class is not even attempting assignments. That would concern me more than the grade or the AP test score. Have you asked her? Is she overwhelmed with workload in her other classes? Trying to manage a demanding course load with long hours at sports practice? Worried about college? [/quote]

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