“I’m telling ya ma, the teacher hates me. They suck!” If you haven’t heard this as an excuse for poor grades then you might not yet have a frustrated student in your house. The question is, “Why do you hate the teacher?” People get vibes from each other so your teen can tend to get [...]
How’s school? “Great” How are your grades? “I have a 3.5.” Wow! Last year when I spoke to you your G.P.A. was a 0.08, what the heck happened? “I got to live with my uncle so that I could attend Military School. Wow! Isn’t that what you always wanted to do? Oh my goodness, that [...]
What were your grades last semester? “Well I did OK in everything except a few courses that I got a ‘D’ or ‘F’ in.” “Why do you think those classes didn’t go well?” “Well I didn’t like that coursework and the teacher sucked. So I just focused on the classes I liked.” Can you imagine [...]
Really smart kids have their issues too proving that everything that needs to be learned in high school isn’t just about good grades. Unfortunately, you don’t know that if you’re struggling to earn credits, but for teens that easily make the grade, the issue may be how they socialize. Yep! Good old-fashioned people skills. It’s [...]
One of the hardest things your teen will do is move mid-high school. If your teen has a great network of friends and extracurricular involvement especially in their last year of high school, be prepared for a huge battle. Starting high school or even middle school is a big deal in and of itself, but to [...]
Any teen walking into high school has one big concern, who is my posse? Yes, there are some teens that are going to be more concerned with if they will excel academically, but more often than not your teen is going to be concerned with which table they sit at during lunch. Please don’t fault [...]
Your teen has always done well in school. All of a sudden their grades are dropping and none of the usual culprits seem to be playing a role: depression, bullying, socializing, etc. If this is happening it could mean that your teen has hit their academic wall. Every teen is going to hit their academic [...]
