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Post by teach4u on Sept 6, 2018 0:23:34 GMT
around?
This is difficult because I'm an elementary teacher. I've also taken my kids to the library, read to them every day, even ran a preschool. My 12 year old son is not a fan of school. He's not L.D. and never been recommended for testing, etc. A bit ADD but not medicated and can focus.
He's at grade level, but it doesn't come easy. Maybe a few months or 1 level (A to Z/ F and P) behind in reading. So he's like 5.8 instead of 6.0 for reading.
Anyway, just wondering if you have success stories for "not a fan of school " kids. I'm fine and would encourage a trade if that's what he wants to do.
My son started freshman year of college and said he has 2 hours of homework per class per night. Youngest would hate that.
ETA: He took a math and writing class this summer and I'm signing him up for homework club. Teachers stay an hour after school to help kids. I told him this will avoid distraction and he can get the hardest stuff done at school.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 0:52:11 GMT
My son LOVED school, he just didn’t like the classes. I am no help because he was just lazy and didn’t like to be told what to do. He could have had a 4.0 if he would have handed in homework. He did the homework, just never handed it in  Somebody needs to answer that question? Why don’t they hand the homework in? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 0:54:12 GMT
Getting back to why he lived school. He turned into the biggest social butterfly on campus. He still has close friends, students and teachers. He has a couple of teacher who visit him at work.
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 6, 2018 1:31:50 GMT
Yes, my granddaughter completely changed once we sent her to Huntington for tutoring. We knew she struggled, but did not realize how far behind she was. She did some intensive tutoring between 6th and 7th grade. I wept when she made the honor roll the first quarter back to school.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 6, 2018 1:47:20 GMT
Not my personal children, but I know plenty of boys who begin to blossom academically in junior high. Elementary is pretty contained and even the learning is quite specific. Maybe he'll find a certain subject or get a male teacher who really gets him. My boys loved junior high (who actually loves junior high?) and even enjoyed the first three years of high school. Senior year was a little painful though.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 6, 2018 1:49:05 GMT
Yes, my granddaughter completely changed once we sent her to Huntington for tutoring. We knew she struggled, but did not realize how far behind she was. She did some intensive tutoring between 6th and 7th grade. I wept when she made the honor roll the first quarter back to school. Awwww, that makes me smile. Some kids just need that one-on-one to learn for a bit and then they blossom. It is hard when you think that every single day they walk into school feeling like they can't compete or even learn as fast as their peers. They think they are the only kid struggling. |
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 6, 2018 1:51:20 GMT
My son LOVED school, he just didn’t like the classes. I am no help because he was just lazy and didn’t like to be told what to do. He could have had a 4.0 if he would have handed in homework. He did the homework, just never handed it in Somebody needs to answer that question? Why don’t they hand the homework in? Million dollar question. My friend's son was ranked in the bottom 2% of his class, but he scored in the top 5% for his ACT/SATs. None of the teachers were surprised. They knew he was smart but he didn't turn things in (and often didn't bother to do the homework). |
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Post by jumperhop on Sept 6, 2018 1:57:21 GMT
Sounds like you have a normal 12 year old son. My nephew barely passed high school and has his Masters degree now. There’s is something about college and being able to choose the classes you want to take.
Jen
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Post by iowgirl on Sept 6, 2018 2:17:50 GMT
Million dollar question. My friend's son was ranked in the bottom 2% of his class, but he scored in the top 5% for his ACT/SATs. None of the teachers were surprised. They knew he was smart but he didn't turn things in (and often didn't bother to do the homework). I wanted to strangle my son sometimes. I knew he was intelligent. He wasn't lazy. He was clever and witty... but he did awful in school. He was a class officer, he was a club officer. He was an athlete. He did great in a few of the classes that interested him, but he barely passed some that he did not like, or did not get a long with the teacher. He had a great ability to really piss off a few teachers. He had some teachers who loved him and still make a point to visit with him when he is home. Fast forward to college, which I really wondered if he would even get in, or get past the first semester... )I cried at night about this) - he is at the top of his program and has been on the Dean's list every semester. He has studied and worked abroad and has a wide variety of contacts in his major field of study who have said whole heartedly "put my name as a reference on your resume". I think they need to grow up some and find their passion. |
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Post by mlana on Sept 6, 2018 2:52:00 GMT
My son was one of those kids who just didn’t belong in a class room. He was highly intelligent and learned really well from both visual and auditory lessons, but he just couldn’t handle the sitting in a chair, doing the same thing over and over. It didnt get better for him. I removed him from public school just after grade 6 started and I realized just how depressed and angry he was at being put in the same awful situation again.
We homeschooled from then on and he started interning in our business at 12 and was making a full salary by 17. Once he realized that I was focusing on information he was going to need in the real world, he became much more amenable to doing the work. He got several certifications before moving to CA. Today he got a big promotion, so he’s doing great.
I will tell you that I now know he was paying attention, even when it was a battle to get him to do the work. He recently told me that he very badly wanted to suggest the grammar book we used to one of the people he worked. Apparently the guy needs help with using to,too,two and there, their, and they’re. I had no idea he was so aware of when someone misused these words. LOL
Maybe not the success story you’re looking for, but it worked for us.
Marcy
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Post by scrapngranny on Sept 6, 2018 3:16:40 GMT
My son never did. He is dyslexic, so that was part of it. His HS diploma was a gift from the school. He went to a trade school and has been working for the same company for 20 years and doing very well. He still does not read for pleasure, but is functions well with reading manuals,etc for work just fine. His spelling is horrible, but really never has to write much at his job. The letter switches he did as a kid (dose for does), he still does today.
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Post by paigepea on Sept 6, 2018 3:20:43 GMT
I had friends who found their way in grade 10/11 - when it counted.
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