What should I make my failing son do over the summer? He is in high school. He failed a lot of classes. He is not special ed. He is lazy.
First, he should attend summer school. If he is failing now, he is mapping a tough route for himself after high school. Focus on making him graduate. Before school is out, make an appointment with his high school counselor to see what he needs to do to graduate. At this point, you might need to explore the school district’s alternative high school. The kids that fail in high school sometimes need to go here to get the credits to graduate. Also, make him get a job, the tougher the better. If he can do any manual labor, hauling, loading, digging, outdoor physical work, sign him up. You need to show him that by failing classes, he is not destined for an office job. No one will hire a child to run an office if he cannot pass high school English or Math. Check to see if any grocery stores need cart retrievers. This is a tough job and it may open a door for a career for him later since grocery stores have positions he might be able to move into if he gets his act together.
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I think peoples perceptions of what success and failure actually is has been become flawed. For in reality, we have all failed, especially the parents and the teachers. We each have our talents and forcing a person to reach someone's else aspired levels is wrong. If we shared and cooperated, and provide a world where our children can freely learn and explore who they are and what they are capable of without competition, we would evolve. So the problem lays not with your child, it is the world that needs correcting. And that responsibilities lies in the hands of the parents and teachers.
Sorry Geo, I completely disagree. As a teacher, it is my job to implement society's norms. Americans believe that children need to pass English and math and other classes in order to earn a diploma. It is important to encourage each student to have his or her own talent but the basics must also be mastered. No one wants an artist or a mechanic who cannot read, write or calculate.
Sorry Geo, I completely disagree. As a teacher, it is my job to implement society's norms. Americans believe that children need to pass English and math and other classes in order to earn a diploma. It is important to encourage each student to have his or her own talent but the basics must also be mastered. No one wants an artist or a mechanic who cannot read, write or calculate.
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