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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If a middle class student from a functional family with no apparent LDs and reasonably intelligent (say, IQ above 120) is getting Cs in HS in several subjects (including Gen Ed classes), would you think they are just not motivated or would you look for hidden LDs?

I’ve had a conversation with someone who said any reasonably intelligent kid will get As and Bs in HS, at least in regular classes, and there’s something going on if they don’t (like ADHD or dyslexia). My take, however, is that some kids just aren’t motivated enough to care.

What does everyone think? [/quote]

There’s a lot of nuance here. My kid gets the occasional C. No LDs but ADHD/ASD. He used to refuse work in school and get in trouble. So to me, having friends and doing the vast majority of his work is success beyond my wildest dreams!

That said, some teachers have like 2 homeworks and that winds up being some big percentage of the grade. Or the kid turns in make up work and it’s never added to the book. Or the kid bombs a test because a certain subject is hard for them.

Overall, the work isn’t very hard for student to get done during school. Could they study more? Sure. Will they? No.

I advise my kid to talk to the teacher. If they choose not to, I let it go. We discuss GPA to get into a state school and they take it under advisement.

I like the approach laid out in The Self Driven Child combined with real talk about expectations for self support post age 18. It’s not up to me. It’s up to them. Counterintuitive advice I know, but so far I’m happy overall with grades. In some subjects, they have had great results at times. [/quote]

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