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May 21, 2018
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Thrill
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Find his motivation.
Once the PS4 got put into a drawer, one of my unmotivated kids suddenly got motivated.
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POLL: Kid is in 7th grade, does not want to do any additional Homework, getting D's
BruceBruce
5/21/18 6:58pm
Get him a tutor. His teacher probably sucks.
Zedhead
5/21/18 7:01pm
his teachers are fine, not awesome great, but good for 7th grade
BruceBruce
5/21/18 7:10pm
Getting C's and above in 7th grade isn't to much to ask of any kid.
JAGA97
5/21/18 7:15pm
Have you ruled out dyslexia or something like that which might be making things
Non-donor troll
5/21/18 7:06pm
meeting with Dr. to discuss ADHD, but don't know
BruceBruce
5/21/18 7:11pm
A word of caution about this
sidsie716
5/22/18 10:46am
Yes! And that should include standardized questionnaires completed
soupie
5/22/18 11:00am
Find his motivation.
Thrill
5/21/18 7:06pm
Eliminate the electronics
Nat Gas Man
5/21/18 7:06pm
tried the cell phone so he could gorge out on Fourtnite, short term fix
BruceBruce
5/21/18 7:12pm
This. In 7th grade you'll get at least a C if you turn in all the work.
soupie
5/21/18 7:12pm
I admit it, I pay my kid for good grades. His older sister was very self
LaserCoug
5/21/18 7:07pm
We pay for A's and B's. They pay us for D's & F's.
soupie
5/21/18 7:11pm
I payed $100 for every A in HS for my oldest. He went straight A's for two years
Nat Gas Man
5/21/18 7:12pm
lol, that might've worked on me, but I would've gotten like $100 in all 4 years
Dissenter
5/22/18 4:40pm
How much?
Cougarclaw
5/21/18 7:22pm
We were cheap. $10-A. $5- B in Jr high then double that in HS.
soupie
5/21/18 7:26pm
was there also an allowance or was that the allowance?
Cougarclaw
5/22/18 10:57am
We had a monthly allowance that was double their age.
soupie
5/22/18 11:04am
Same.
LaserCoug
5/21/18 9:00pm
If he/she doesn't understand the material, you ought to look in to Kahn Academy.
yaxcoug
5/21/18 7:14pm
Be aware that many schools don’t have any built-in consequences for failing at
Capricious Cougar
5/21/18 7:17pm
My oldest son was an underperformer in 7th grade. Admittedly, not to this
Pasadena
5/21/18 7:47pm
I like this, thank you for sharing!
BruceBruce
5/21/18 7:54pm
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