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[quote=Anonymous]I was this kid! First thing I would do is listen to the child. It’s possible child knows that s/hé is the worst in the class and also the “problem” child. Child may also feel guilty for letting parents / school down, and maybe even ashamed of themselves. I would also not let my fear of child getting kicked out get to my kid as child may very well be absorbing parental fear and making it child’s own. Tutors can be a mixed bag. Some were helpful, others just compounded the issue. Every time I had a well-intentioned tutor get frustrated with me, it was the pits.

What saved me: I had this teacher I used to be able to talk to, and one day, I blurted out that I didn’t have to be the best student, I just didn’t want to be the worst anymore. It turned out the journey from worst to second worst was far easier to overcome than any other goal set for me. In the process of getting there, a lot of confusing things that made my head swirl from skills to content started to make more sense. The realization that I could make sense of this world became my motivation to improve from there.[/quote]

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