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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.  Appreciate all the varied and many earnest perspectives. It does seem to be a maturity issue and not an ability or disability issue, but that will probably just take a couple more years of growing up.  Specifically things like writing ‘IDK’ in a blank instead of trying the problem, doodling  and just generally not taking the work very seriously.  We talked about it, we did re-do some work, and we discussed how to ask for clarification when a question confuses you or try using whatever you learned as your best guess. The grades have improved since then.  It’s our first year with letter grades so just wondered how much weight other parents gave to them.  We only spend about ten minutes on homework at night.  [/quote]
Writing IDK or avoiding doing a problem isn't a lack of effort, but a signal the work is too hard.  Your kid is struggling with the content.  A gifted kid who is bored would breeze through quickly, making some sloppy mistakes.   Not even trying the work is a signal they don't know how to do the problem and are intimidated.[/quote]

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