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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He’s lazy, unmotivated, and probably not very smart.

So, tell me, why does he deserve to go to a top college? Because you paid for private school?[/quote]

I would add entitled and possibly bored to the list also.

I am the parent of a similar student. Capable, but through 9th grade, lazy unmotivated, bored, entitled and unwilling to actually put in the effort required to get the grades he wanted.  Midway through 9th grade, we extrapolated his grades through senior year, calculated his prospective GPA and looked up which colleges would be options for him.  Turned out he didn't like those options.

Luckily for us, he had a lightbulb moment at some point in 9th grade and became self-motivated.

I hate to say it, but there is most likely nothing medically or educationally wrong with your son. Life just got hard and he actually has to start working now and this is a new turn of events for him.  Time for some tough love - tell him to get off his ass and start working.[/quote]

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