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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

1. Emailed AO's at the colleges of interest, waiting to hear back from two. One responded - they would need to see the full picture at end of Jr year, etc. and the message is pretty generic as in one course, one grade is not going to throw the application in reject pile.

2. Definitely going to retake class next year. Question is what if anything can be done to make the transcript look less bad.

3. Do have a tutor who would be starting on soon. Child did well in Algebra and Geometry, but needed a lot of parent push to do the work, a tutor who helped, etc. In Algebra 2 with the health issue, child gave us a picture of everything being find due to accommodations given by teacher but child did not follow through. Putting in the effort if we are on the child's tail would ensure both a grade and that the child learned the material. This part we are not worried too much.

4. We did talk to school but the meeting did not go well. We are blindsided. Child gave one picture to us (and not the correct one) and it was completely different picture from the teachers.

5. We need someone credible to say to child, no with an F and likely poor grades (as in mainly B's and few A's) in 11th grade, going to colleges 120-180 is not viable. I am not credible because I do not know myself. This would really the most impactful info that we can convey to him. Hence my request for info from this group while waiting for AO's to respond. I know there are no definite answers, but something like "You are unlikely to get into 120-180 with 3.1 GPA with an F. Maybe if you get an A on that course next year and get mainly A, A- and B+ in junior year, you would have a pretty good chance" would very likely solve the problem. [/quote]

Honestly, calm down. This post is like so many parents and some of the reasons teachers are leaving.  It’s all too much.

You were blindsided? Parents believe everything their kid says.  You are so hyper focused on grades and getting into specific colleges for your kid who hasn’t even started 11th grade yet.  Reread your post.  I have so many parents like you ever year.  There is no one “credible” who can say anything to your 16 year old son in the summer that will suddenly make him care about getting into the school you want him to attend.  [/quote]

You got opposite of what is going on.

We never cared about college ranking. We let our child pursue whatever interests them. When child has fallen behind in math and other subjects we had a tutor to get child on track.

Child has a very specific school in mind that is good for his extracurricular. It was entirely the child's interest to get into that specific college. Without naming that school which may id the student I am giving a generic ranking 120-180 to give a rough idea of the college. We are not pushing for it or any other college. Child got the idea that given this extracurricular, grades dont matter all that much, even an F was taken very casually. All I am doing is asking if that is true! If that is the case, we can just let things be as they are. If not we can at least pass the child the info they need to make the right decision. Telling a child, "if you are really that interested in school A, it looks like they mostly take kids who have you solid B or B+, you might want to shoot for that".

Yes we believed what child said before we talked to the teacher. So yes we were blindsided. Now we know the teacher is telling the truth. We sided with the teacher and school on this.

It is because of parents like me teachers are leaving schools?[/quote]

How are you talking to a teacher about the Alg 2 grade this late in June or any time after a final grade is posted.

Sorry, maybe I was harsh.  I’m tired so much is expected of us by admin now.  It’s difficult to hear any parent was blindsided when everything we do has tp be online now, including notes, assignments and all upcoming assessments.  Grades are online too.  I have parents tell me they had no idea their kid was failing and then it’s the end of the year and they admit to not checking anything all year.   Maybe I work in a much different school than where your son attends. [/quote]

We talked just as the grades were getting posted.

We checked online but the teacher was giving extensions on tests, homework, alternate ways to take tests and show homework, etc. So scores were not up to date. We did not realize the child was missing even the extensions.

[b]I blame myself as a parent 100%.[/b] [/quote]
No, don't do this! Your child was not honest with you. The teacher could have - and should have - minimally emailed you at some point throughout the year. Despite all the extensions and alternative means offered, your child was failing the class and the teacher did not reach out to you?
Still, what were your son's first, second, and third quarter grades? Surely those were posted before the fourth quarter final grades were coming out?[/quote]

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