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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 218785" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>klmno - </p><p> </p><p>WHAT would happen to HIM (not you, but HIM) if you just got up in the morning, said NOTHING to him other than maybe one knock on his door alerting him to rise and shine....and then went about your business and left? </p><p> </p><p>What if you NEVER said another word about him going to school to him? What would happen? Would he think it was the greatest thing? Would the truancy officer come and arrest him? Or you? </p><p> </p><p>There might be a reason why he doesn't like school - and doesn't want to go. Bullies, social pressure - teasing, not feeling smart. I'd start with that and find out what it is. Dude loved school, getting him up was another story - but his problem was he HATED being in self-contained classes. The "stigma" of being one of the short-bus kids made him feel really bad. When they tried to put him into jsut mainstream art or band? Ugh - it was awful - got made fun of even more. It was a disaster. </p><p> </p><p>After you talk to him - and find out WHOM he is comfortable speaking with at the school about his problem (and there is one he's not just lazy or dumb) then make a meeting and get some help for him - if it's MATH - make them get him a tutor - coming up one grade level in school can make a world of difference. </p><p> </p><p>And....sadly if he is just lazy? Then he will be sent to a place where they will make him to attend school. Dude did really well in hs. but thanks to the agency? The schools he went to weren't accredited. So now he's in Adult GED and he is not happy about that. AT ALL....but he's going - he really wants to graduate. </p><p> </p><p>-And when he does? YOU ARE INVITED....to the party.....it will be huge. </p><p> </p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 218785, member: 4964"] klmno - WHAT would happen to HIM (not you, but HIM) if you just got up in the morning, said NOTHING to him other than maybe one knock on his door alerting him to rise and shine....and then went about your business and left? What if you NEVER said another word about him going to school to him? What would happen? Would he think it was the greatest thing? Would the truancy officer come and arrest him? Or you? There might be a reason why he doesn't like school - and doesn't want to go. Bullies, social pressure - teasing, not feeling smart. I'd start with that and find out what it is. Dude loved school, getting him up was another story - but his problem was he HATED being in self-contained classes. The "stigma" of being one of the short-bus kids made him feel really bad. When they tried to put him into jsut mainstream art or band? Ugh - it was awful - got made fun of even more. It was a disaster. After you talk to him - and find out WHOM he is comfortable speaking with at the school about his problem (and there is one he's not just lazy or dumb) then make a meeting and get some help for him - if it's MATH - make them get him a tutor - coming up one grade level in school can make a world of difference. And....sadly if he is just lazy? Then he will be sent to a place where they will make him to attend school. Dude did really well in hs. but thanks to the agency? The schools he went to weren't accredited. So now he's in Adult GED and he is not happy about that. AT ALL....but he's going - he really wants to graduate. -And when he does? YOU ARE INVITED....to the party.....it will be huge. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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