So my son is already failing math. His average right now is a 69. He has been going to tutoring at least 3 times a week but the teacher says if the student doesn't ask for help than she moves on. So, what is tutoring? It definitely has not helped my son thus far.
Since he is failing I have grounded him. He, of course, doesn't agree. He says most of the kids are failing and they are not grounded.
He is 13 years old. I feel like the poor kid is grounded more than not but I want him to realize that school is important. He has been taken off on Xbox which was consuming too much time last year.
What do you do if your child isn't passing? Ground him? Hope he does better. Send him to tutoring? 1|1|I tell mine I dont care what other parents do....I'm the parent in this house! But I dont ground them to the house over poor grades.....but I do take away the xbox, tv, etc if that is a distraction and time-waster interferring with homework being done....I keep in contact with the teacher on a weekly basis to make sure assignments are being done and to ask what I can do to help....I also check their grades online frequently to spot a downward spiral when it first happens to avoid them failing a class......they are 17, seniors in high school, but they know that school is their first priority.|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|14:23:26|09/15/2011|
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2|2|Thanks!|sytipton|sytipton@suddenlink.net|14:50:15|09/15/2011|
When the teacher first called me two weeks ago to tell me his grades weren't good I asked her what she suggested to help and was told "well, i don't know". I'm the one who brought up tutoring. I'm not at all happy with how tutoring works at this school. You go into the class and the teacher will ask if you need help. If you say no then she moves on. Some kids are afraid to ask or really have no idea what to ask for help with if they are not understanding anything. She said she walked off after he said he didn't need help and then went back to see what he was working on. Apparently, his wasn't multiplying two digit numbers correctly and was confused.
I've been thinking of letting him go out and hang out with friends and just keeping him off of tv until his grades are back up.
He is a child that has never liked school so it's really hard pushing the "school is important" card like I usually do because he just doesn't care and says as long as he is passing he doesn't care what his grade is.
I get really frustrated because I don't want him being content with a 70. 3|3|It sounds like he needs a one-on-one tutor...|sunriver|sunriver@gmail.com|16:12:32|09/15/2011|
The tutoring he is is sounds like it does not meet his needs at this time.
Look into hiring someone (a college student maybe) for one on one tutoring. He needs someone who can sit down and go over what he doesn't understand.
Good luck! 6|3|He sounds a bit like one of my boys....I make it clear to him that grades come first (as long as he is doing his work, paying attention in class, making an effort to seek help with things he doesnt understand, and doing the extra credit) and that he is responsible for his own education....I am thankful the school has teachers who do care as long as the student shows they care. There are also student tutors for many of the subjects for extra help before or after school, as well as most teachers are willing to meet before and after school....so basically, he has no excuse to not make his best efforts :)|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|17:04:40|09/15/2011|
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4|1|You have to find out why he is failing Have you asked him why ? |teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|16:28:10|09/15/2011|
>Posted on Sep-15-11 at 01:32 PM (Eastern)
>by 75.110.216.64So my son is already
>failing math. His average right
>now is a 69. He
>has been going to tutoring at
>least 3 times a week but
>the teacher says if the student
>doesn't ask for help than she
>moves on. So, what is
>tutoring? It definitely has not
>helped my son thus far.
>Since he is failing I have grounded
>him. He, of course, doesn't
>agree. He says most of the
>kids are failing and they are
>not grounded.
>He is 13 years old. I
>feel like the poor kid is
>grounded more than not but I
>want him to realize that school
>is important. He has been
>taken off on Xbox which was
>consuming too much time last year.
>
>What do you do if your child
>isn't passing? Ground him?
>Hope he does better. Send
>him to tutoring?
5|1|i ground my son when he comes home with failing grades from games and computer he is 14|lydzkydz|lydzmcss@yahoo.com|16:51:48|09/15/2011|
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THANKS!! 7|1|I guess what I was trying to say overall, is that a 'punishment' isnt what I am trying to do when he is not doing well in a class....I am trying to guide him to using his time to better his education. :)|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|17:06:05|09/15/2011|
" You'll get what's coming to you ... Unless it was mailed."