Not that I couldn't, just that I know it's not right. I mean those parents that don't stand firm....they have it easy. Easy because partly they probably don't care enough to stand firm. They don't care about the possible outcomes. Tonight was yet another test.
Cole did well on his algebra state exams, but did not do well on many assignments through the year or his semester 2 final. I talked to his teacher to find out what I could do or what he was struggling with and she thought his ADHD was affecting him and she said they had an 8 day course this summer that he could attend to get a better grip before starting Chemistry College Prep this fall. Since the deal was no letter jackets without decent grades (Bs and above) I told him he either took the course and put out effort or he buys at least 1/2 the letter jacket. If he doesn't get one his sophomore year it's pretty pointless. Not much time to wear a $300 jacket after that.
He's in the 3rd day of the bootcamp and it's 4 hours everyday. That is a lot of algebra.....I know. Tonight he told me how boring it was and asked if he could please stop. I told him no that I would never have expected a D for the semester and he started so I need to see progress and effort. I finally told him that I would 'think' about allowing him to stop if he asked his teacher to explain what all he did wrong on his exam and reteach him how to do it. Then he has to ask if there are online problems he can do (since that's pretty much what they're doing) similar to where he struggled this year. I told him that after she confirmed he was getting it I would consider it. You have to remember that tomorrow is the last day this week and next week is another four days, so I'm not expecting him to miss much. Could be wrong, but we'll see. For now, I'm standing firm. I want him to take responsibility to get back what he lost. We'll see what he does with it. I hope I'm not disappointed.
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