Virgil Showlion
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Nov 26, 2013 20:17:05 GMT -5
I remember when I received my first B ever my junior year in High School. My mom asked me if I was on drugs. I was like, seriously ? It's just that you'd gotten so many D's up until that point...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2013 22:58:01 GMT -5
I remember when I received my first B ever my junior year in High School. My mom asked me if I was on drugs. I was like, seriously ? It's just that you'd gotten so many D's up until that point... C- joke at best...
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cronewitch
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Post by cronewitch on Nov 27, 2013 3:47:20 GMT -5
Punish the slacker. My nephew got a bad grade once and couldn't play pinochle the rest of the semester.
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CarolinaKat
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Post by CarolinaKat on Nov 27, 2013 8:11:04 GMT -5
Chemistry isn't math! there's a large math component to it, but it is a science. that was what made me scratch my head...... I'm with you on the rest of what you say though. I hated anything to do with the English dept, and found my way to a STEM degree. I had my little sis (who is now a HS sped English teacher) help me with some of my papers back in HS. free tutor and I had a piss poor Calculus teacher as well, my first semester of college. I actually went back to my HS pre-Calc teacher to ask questions. I swear that's the only way I passed that class. Chemistry = Math + Foriegn Language + Logic... makes perfect sense I don't have any advice on the kid suddenly having grade issues. I'm the worst example ever. In 8th grade I decided i was done doing homework at home and didn't do any homework at home (or study for anything at home) until after high school. I graduated with the highest GPA my school had ever seen... not sure exactly how that happened
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 27, 2013 8:28:00 GMT -5
The first thing you need to know is the reason for the C's. Laziness or not grasping the material. Only one of those will be fixed by a tutor. I disagree. If he is filling out his homework, but not really thinking about it because he is lazy, and knows that if he just gets it done, he can go play, then a tutor breathing down his neck, watching him do the homework will benefit him. I was a lazy student, and when I had a tutor, just being forced to sit there for an hour each week and actually do the work and do it well - made a world of difference. I don't know what the problem is, because his teacher won't return my email or phone calls. He talked to her and came home and said they had several tests that were only two questions, and he missed one - so that brought his grades down. That either sounds like one kind of bullshit or another to me.
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bookkeeper
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Post by bookkeeper on Nov 27, 2013 9:15:39 GMT -5
If the teacher has not returned emails or phone calls after two days, I would call the administration of the school and ask to set up a meeting with the teacher, since you have been unable to contact her directly.
Poor performance by a student that usually does well is a big red flag. Something is up, you need to find out what it is.
When my sons started 7th grade they moved into a different building and had to manage their own classroom materials and books for the first time. DS#1 had a difficult time because he just couldn't get organized. I took him shopping and bought folders/binders and explained how he could organize his schoolwork with only one or two stops to his locker each day. He could do it once someone showed him how.
My brother in law taught middle school math for 30 years. He assured me that this kind of thing happened all the time.
Other distractions may include puberty, a pretty teacher, a chatty classmate sitting next to him, lack of sleep due to anxiety, teasing or taunting by another classmate or a substitute teacher with a different method or work ethic.
Once you meet the teacher you will have more information to work with.
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Formerly SK
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Post by Formerly SK on Nov 27, 2013 9:30:25 GMT -5
Remember it's a holiday week. The teacher could be on vacation, or busy helping cover for someone else on vacation.
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