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Post by scrapqueen01 on Apr 27, 2016 19:43:19 GMT
Dear dd, You have 3 1/2 weeks left until school is out. Until then you still have projects to do and tests to take. Not writing down these assignments, tests and projects and depending on your own memory is not acceptable. If you can't bring some of your grades up it is going to be a very long, boring, hot summer. Signed, your frustrated mom.
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Post by debmast on Apr 28, 2016 15:01:22 GMT
Sending hugs. You can do it mama!
I work at a JH so imagine that times ... all of them! LOL
We also had very bad weather here last week and missed an entire week of school because of flooding. Just put them more in this type of mood, because they had a week w/o school and now want summer.
just keep saying ... only 3.5 weeks!
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Post by lostwithout2peas on Apr 28, 2016 15:29:40 GMT
These last few weeks before summer vacation are torture! At this point the kids are just done and are just trying to coast thru to that magical last day of school! I hate this time cause this is when I gotta really come down hard on them and remind them they still got work to do!
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Post by calgal08 on Apr 28, 2016 15:33:57 GMT
Dear dd, You have 3 1/2 weeks left until school is out. Until then you still have projects to do and tests to take. Not writing down these assignments, tests and projects and depending on your own memory is not acceptable. If you can't bring some of your grades up it is going to be a very long, boring, hot summer. Signed, your frustrated mom. We're right there with you regarding our oldest ds. We've now paid an arm and a leg for a tutor and we're on him every single day like flies on s**t. Because of crappy grades he's lost baseball umping, which he enjoyed because he got paid for it, and he's this close to us pulling him from his baseball team.
Sometimes this parenting stuff is hard work.
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Post by BlueDiamond on Apr 28, 2016 15:34:53 GMT
I'm jealous that she only has 3 1/2 more weeks of school! My kids go until June 17 (I think)  |
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Post by freebird on Apr 28, 2016 15:40:15 GMT
I'd just ask her "do you want to go summer school shopping?"
"what???!!" she says.
"Yeah, you're going to need some school supplies for xxx class and xx class. We probably aren't going to be able to afford any new summer clothes though. You'll miss our trip to xxx unfortunately but Mrs Battleaxnextdoor said she'd take you to class".
Watch her face freak out.
Homework will be done on time and A level work. lol.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 28, 2016 15:50:01 GMT
I am experiencing the exact opposite right now. My son has done nothing all year. He finally got on a good med and seems to be improving and he's currently working his ass off trying to make sure he doesn't have to repeat this year. We recently had a meeting at school and they told him that if his grades didn't improve this 4th quarter, they were going to try to make him repeat. I have to say, it's nice to see him putting in the effort. I know just how frustrated you must be to see your child not giving their all.
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Post by 2peafaithful on Apr 28, 2016 15:53:23 GMT
I feel your pain. My son just said last week, I am done. You don't get it mom I am done. I told him you don't get to be done right now.  |
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Post by luvnlifelady on Apr 28, 2016 16:02:28 GMT
I am right there with you. We get out around June 3rd or so. Not too much time left. However, next month gets busy with band leadership try-outs for next year, banquet, and their year end Pops concert series over Memorial Day weekend. DS' effort at school is bare minimum at best. I expect him to get a job next month when he turns 16 but he can't because he doesn't have a 2.0 to even get a work permit. He'll have to wait until summer instead. I would prefer a 3.0 to get an insurance discount since he also gets his license next month.
If it were up to me, he wouldn't be allowed to drive but he needs a way to get to/from school. That may be it though. Pretty frustrated with the whole thing because he has plenty of time to keep up with his 1,000+ subscribers on his Youtube channel! Ugh!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 18:27:32 GMT
Dear dd, You have 3 1/2 weeks left until school is out. Until then you still have projects to do and tests to take. Not writing down these assignments, tests and projects and depending on your own memory is not acceptable. If you can't bring some of your grades up it is going to be a very long, boring, hot summer. Signed, your frustrated mom. Geeze...is your dd talking to my ds? I swear he's doing the same thing. "But mom! It will be fine, I will pass! Why are you getting so upset?" I don't know...maybe because it's the fact we TALKED ABOUT NOT LETTING THIS HAPPEN before the quarter started? |
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Apr 28, 2016 21:41:43 GMT
This whole year has been a bit of a struggle. This second semester has been worse. The attitude I'm seeing at times from my soon to be teenager makes my brain hurt.
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 28, 2016 21:52:49 GMT
My son has had less than stellar grades and I got a call from 1 teacher who said he doesn't sit in his seat! What!? He's in freaking 10th grade and this has never been an issue! All that and I'm one of those moms who dreads summer with a fiery passion. My two kids with Autism do so much better on a stricter routine. |
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 28, 2016 22:07:23 GMT
My most amazingly self-motivated, straight A's since middle school, 4.5 something GPA SENIOR son has 1-already been accepted to his first choice school and 2-for this term has nothing lower than a 94 in any of his classes, including his three AP classes. He used his stellar mathematical skills to determine that even if he didn't do another single thing between now and the end of school (including outright failing all exams) he would still get B's on his report card for the semester and graduate just fine thank.you.very.much. He is stick-a-fork-in-me-I-am-done, D-O-N-E. Done. Imagine trying to motivate THAT. OMG. I have given up and let him skip school Monday to go to Disney. He told me tomorrow they are having some kind of senior thing at school that doesn't start until 10 and claimed that the principal told the seniors to sleep in until then. I made him show me the email as proof because that boy does NOT want to school anymore. He is making me tired.  |
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Post by quiltz on Apr 28, 2016 23:24:28 GMT
Dear dd, You have 3 1/2 weeks left until school is out. Until then you still have projects to do and tests to take. Not writing down these assignments, tests and projects and depending on your own memory is not acceptable. If you can't bring some of your grades up it is going to be a very long, boring, hot summer. Signed, your frustrated mom. I am so glad that our district gives every student (Jk - 12) a journal that the district has published for thr school year. My dgc has only known that every day the teacher checks the journal & initals it & at home, mom or dad reads it & also initals it. Tthis is part of the school day process. Start next year with a journal so that stuff she will write down her assignments and teach time managment skills. |
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 28, 2016 23:24:43 GMT
My most amazingly self-motivated, straight A's since middle school, 4.5 something GPA SENIOR son has 1-already been accepted to his first choice school and 2-for this term has nothing lower than a 94 in any of his classes, including his three AP classes. He used his stellar mathematical skills to determine that even if he didn't do another single thing between now and the end of school (including outright failing all exams) he would still get B's on his report card for the semester and graduate just fine thank.you.very.much. He is stick-a-fork-in-me-I-am-done, D-O-N-E. Done. Imagine trying to motivate THAT. OMG. I have given up and let him skip school Monday to go to Disney. He told me tomorrow they are having some kind of senior thing at school that doesn't start until 10 and claimed that the principal told the seniors to sleep in until then. I made him show me the email as proof because that boy does NOT want to school anymore. He is making me tired. Last year my senior started about February. Thankfully he plugged through and skipped senior skip day. OP, this is the time to put on your superhero cape and be her cheerleader as well as captor. Celebrate everything positive and keep up on her work with her. I know that many parents think kids should be able to do it all on their own, (and probably should) but having someone feed you a good breakfast and talk about your day can make all of the difference in the world. Go mom. ETA: I bought my son a large wall calendar. He also had a small school planner. He liked having it up in his dorm to see the while month and not just a day or a week. |
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Post by paigepea on Apr 29, 2016 3:42:30 GMT
I made all of my high school students carry a day planner. Does your school give out a day planner? It's worth it. I used to stand at my door and make the kids show my their hw written in it, and then I'd stamp or sign it on their way out.
Good luck to you!
On a side note, my girls are just finishing up spring break and you're talking summer vacation. It's funny how schedules are so different!
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Apr 29, 2016 4:10:48 GMT
My dd has a planner given her by school and a planner that I put together for her. She decided she didn't want to write anything in it.
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Post by quiltz on Apr 29, 2016 4:17:14 GMT
My dd has a planner given her by school and a planner that I put together for her. She decided she didn't want to write anything in it. Then respect HER DECISION and leave her alone to learn a valuable life lesson. She will learn more by making a few mistakes in life than she would with you reminding her all the time. Part of growing up. |
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Post by yivit on Apr 29, 2016 10:57:47 GMT
My most amazingly self-motivated, straight A's since middle school, 4.5 something GPA SENIOR son has 1-already been accepted to his first choice school and 2-for this term has nothing lower than a 94 in any of his classes, including his three AP classes. He used his stellar mathematical skills to determine that even if he didn't do another single thing between now and the end of school (including outright failing all exams) he would still get B's on his report card for the semester and graduate just fine thank.you.very.much. He is stick-a-fork-in-me-I-am-done, D-O-N-E. Done. Imagine trying to motivate THAT. OMG. I have given up and let him skip school Monday to go to Disney. He told me tomorrow they are having some kind of senior thing at school that doesn't start until 10 and claimed that the principal told the seniors to sleep in until then. I made him show me the email as proof because that boy does NOT want to school anymore. He is making me tired. Sorry, but I had to smile when I read your post. I saw ME. I still wanted that valedictorian spot though (didn't get it, ended up #3 because my petition for higher weighting on some classes didn't get approved - hey if you're giving a premium grade point for top choir and other music programs, why can't you do the same for varsity athletics? after all, our varsity girls' basketball team had above a 4.0 GPA!), so I didn't really slack off much, but I knew my grades and what I had to make to keep them down to probably 3 or 4 decimal places. It really frustrated me with MY kids though because I would ask what their grade was so far in a class and they couldn't tell me! I told them what I did when I was their age, then said "If you can't do those calculations, you can't goof off." |
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Post by debmast on Apr 29, 2016 12:06:56 GMT
My most amazingly self-motivated, straight A's since middle school, 4.5 something GPA SENIOR son has 1-already been accepted to his first choice school and 2-for this term has nothing lower than a 94 in any of his classes, including his three AP classes. He used his stellar mathematical skills to determine that even if he didn't do another single thing between now and the end of school (including outright failing all exams) he would still get B's on his report card for the semester and graduate just fine thank.you.very.much. He is stick-a-fork-in-me-I-am-done, D-O-N-E. Done. Imagine trying to motivate THAT. OMG. I have given up and let him skip school Monday to go to Disney. He told me tomorrow they are having some kind of senior thing at school that doesn't start until 10 and claimed that the principal told the seniors to sleep in until then. I made him show me the email as proof because that boy does NOT want to school anymore. He is making me tired. This made me smile! I think senior year at this point they are ALL done. And who can blame them. I love that you are rolling with it and realize that he's going to be okay. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 12:33:29 GMT
My most amazingly self-motivated, straight A's since middle school, 4.5 something GPA SENIOR son has 1-already been accepted to his first choice school and 2-for this term has nothing lower than a 94 in any of his classes, including his three AP classes. He used his stellar mathematical skills to determine that even if he didn't do another single thing between now and the end of school (including outright failing all exams) he would still get B's on his report card for the semester and graduate just fine thank.you.very.much. He is stick-a-fork-in-me-I-am-done, D-O-N-E. Done. Imagine trying to motivate THAT. OMG. I have given up and let him skip school Monday to go to Disney. He told me tomorrow they are having some kind of senior thing at school that doesn't start until 10 and claimed that the principal told the seniors to sleep in until then. I made him show me the email as proof because that boy does NOT want to school anymore. He is making me tired. That is my DS, except for the 4.5 gpa. He kept saying, "But Mom, I'm going to music school -- they don't care if I get an A in Stats." All I can do is flap my mouth open and shut with nothing coming out but OMG. The only academics he has left are his AP exams. I want to strangle him. |
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Post by fredfreddy on Apr 29, 2016 14:12:44 GMT
Yes me too. So tired of the grade rollercoaster. F one day, B the next, D the week after that. They turn in tons of work late the teachers will eventually grade them but in the meantime you still have a D+ and 13 zeroes. And the response? "It's under control Mom."
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Apr 29, 2016 14:27:05 GMT
Drive ya to drink, don't they? I'm jealous that she only has 3 1/2 more weeks of school! My kids go until June 17 (I think)  The 21st here!  I'd just ask her "do you want to go summer school shopping?" "what???!!" she says. "Yeah, you're going to need some school supplies for xxx class and xx class. We probably aren't going to be able to afford any new summer clothes though. You'll miss our trip to xxx unfortunately but Mrs Battleaxnextdoor said she'd take you to class". Watch her face freak out. Homework will be done on time and A level work. lol. Too freakin' funny! I feel your pain. My son just said last week, I am done. You don't get it mom I am done. I told him you don't get to be done right now. My son's mantra is 'I've got it under control.' Yeah. Uh huh. Sure. |
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