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May 21, 2018
7:06:07pm

Thrill All-American

Find his motivation.

Once the PS4 got put into a drawer, one of my unmotivated kids suddenly got motivated.

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Thrill

Bio page: Thrill
Joined: Dec 1, 2001
Last login: May 24, 2024
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Messages

Author

Time

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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