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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. DD has never been that interested in getting great grades. She's solidly a "C" student and believes she's not capable of doing better. It's a cop out because when she gets a not so great report card, she buckles down and does better the next advisory.

The problem is that it doesn't stick long term. My DH and I have accepted that she's an average student. First report card this year was 2 B's, 4 C's and 1 D. That's typical. The newest report card: 1 C, 7 E's.

DD is 15 and a sophomore.[/quote]

You have to look at more than the final quarter grade.  Get online and figure out -- what is pulling her grades down?  Is it failure to turn in homework?  Bombing quizzes?  Bombing tests?  Not doing long term projects?  Get a bad grade on a quiz or test and not going back and asking for a retake?

If she buckles down and gets better grades and can't maintain it, that suggests to me that she has some difficulty with organizing and scheduling her work and maintaining balance in her life.  [/quote]

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