When my son was in middle school, his grades were not where they should have been since he had been goofing off. I told him way before that that was not acceptable and he could not go on the school's voluntary ski trip if he didn't bring them up. Well, he didn't and I didn't let him go on the trip. The head of school actually fussed at me about it and I held my ground. Not her kid. He did a few other dumb things along the way but has turned out quite responsible and focused at almost 34.
That's a good one! We homeschooled and when the kids were high school age they just got their "this is what's expected in order for you to be done with the year" list and they had to do it themselves. (Obviously they could get help, but navigating the schedule was up to them.) Both the girls had one summer break that was only 2 weeks long because they procrastinated. The youngest always finished early, one year in March, because he said, "I saw them not get a summer break and I wasn't going to do that!" haha smart kid. And the girls only did it once each, so they learned, too!
When my son was in middle school, his grades were not where they should have been since he had been goofing off. I told him way before that that was not acceptable and he could not go on the school's voluntary ski trip if he didn't bring them up. Well, he didn't and I didn't let him go on the trip. The head of school actually fussed at me about it and I held my ground. Not her kid. He did a few other dumb things along the way but has turned out quite responsible and focused at almost 34.
Parents, don't cave! :)
That's a good one! We homeschooled and when the kids were high school age they just got their "this is what's expected in order for you to be done with the year" list and they had to do it themselves. (Obviously they could get help, but navigating the schedule was up to them.) Both the girls had one summer break that was only 2 weeks long because they procrastinated. The youngest always finished early, one year in March, because he said, "I saw them not get a summer break and I wasn't going to do that!" haha smart kid. And the girls only did it once each, so they learned, too!