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"Can you buy me some grades?" -- **updated**
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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 46552" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>difficult child came in, put his binder down, immediately unzipped it, and started digging. (Definitely something up.)</p><p></p><p>Me: Hi, difficult child. What are you doing?</p><p>difficult child: Looking for all the pieces.</p><p>Me: Pieces to what? (Doesn't sound good, but he eventually locates them. Whew!)</p><p>difficult child: Homework.</p><p>Me: That sounds like good news! So were you able to get any extra work to help pull your grades up?</p><p>difficult child: Yes, maam.</p><p>Me: Good deal. What classes?</p><p>difficult child: Science.</p><p>Me: No luck otherwise?</p><p>difficult child: Didnt ask the others.</p><p>Me: Why not?</p><p>difficult child: I dont know.</p><p>Me: What do you mean, You dont know?</p><p>difficult child: I dont know.</p><p>Me: Ok.... </p><p></p><p>Work was promptly done without the slightest redirection or intervention on my part. :faint: (Hes definately hyperfocused - medications never worked this well when they were optimum)</p><p></p><p>difficult child: Check your email. Two teachers were suppose to send you emails about how good I did today.</p><p>Me: Whew! Sounds good. Ill check as soon as I finish putting up the groceries.</p><p>difficult child: Can you please do it now?</p><p>Me: Ok.</p><p></p><p>Hes standing at the computer chomping at the bit. I checked theres nothing from teachers. Hes very disappointed, but held it together. (yea, difficult child!)</p><p></p><p>However, there were two emails from the automated grade notification system the sd has. One was that the 56 in Art went up to a 70; the other was that the F in Science went up to a D. He heaved a sigh of relief. (Not a good sign.)</p><p></p><p>Me: Good for you!</p><p>difficult child: How did they go up so quick?</p><p>Me: You worked today?</p><p>difficult child: Yes.</p><p>Me: Did you turn your work in?</p><p>difficult child: Yes.</p><p>Me: Could have been those things; could have been all that late work you turned in Monday finally got put into the system; dont know.</p><p>difficult child: Huh...</p><p>Me: difficult child, this doesnt mean you can let your guard down. If you dont turn that Science homework in tomorrow, dont be surprised if your grade goes back down to an F. If Ms. S took the time to try to help you with extra work, Id make it a real point to make sure it gets turned in. Do you understand how important it is?</p><p>difficult child: I will.</p><p></p><p>He disappears, is gone for a good while and is way, way too quiet. Atypical behavior. My antenna goes up, of course. I go looking for him. Hes taking a bath. Soaking in the tub and sweating bullets is what he's doing.</p><p></p><p>Refused dinner, and off to bed he goes -- early. More atypical behavior. Hes exhausted.</p><p></p><p>When I posted this, I hadnt had time to get to the point of seeing the humor he just makes my head spin with the disconnected thinking. Hes been going to school for 8 years. Buy grades?!?! How in the world did he ever get that idea?? I guess I have to concede that that was one potential solution to the problem. :rofl:</p><p></p><p>Its been a very long semester, but I can see some growth. </p><p>*He did accept responsibility. In the past, it would have somehow been all my fault. (Putting that on the plus side.) </p><p>*When his progress report appeared about 2 weeks ago with F, F, F, etc., I encouraged him to get with his teachers about extra work. He made plans to do so, but didnt implement. Too little, too late, but at least he finally got around to doing it in at least one class. (Putting that on the plus side also.)</p><p>*He finally understands that he is in serious academic trouble. (Definitely a plus.)</p><p></p><p>I'll go to the mat for him if it's disability related, but this puberty stuff I am not handling with any grace.</p><p></p><p>School is out Friday at 1:30 pm. Win, loose or draw, Moms going to celebrate!!!!!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 46552, member: 23"] difficult child came in, put his binder down, immediately unzipped it, and started digging. (Definitely something up.) Me: Hi, difficult child. What are you doing? difficult child: Looking for all the pieces. Me: Pieces to what? (Doesn't sound good, but he eventually locates them. Whew!) difficult child: Homework. Me: That sounds like good news! So were you able to get any extra work to help pull your grades up? difficult child: Yes, maam. Me: Good deal. What classes? difficult child: Science. Me: No luck otherwise? difficult child: Didnt ask the others. Me: Why not? difficult child: I dont know. Me: What do you mean, You dont know? difficult child: I dont know. Me: Ok.... Work was promptly done without the slightest redirection or intervention on my part. [img]:faint:[/img] (Hes definately hyperfocused - medications never worked this well when they were optimum) difficult child: Check your email. Two teachers were suppose to send you emails about how good I did today. Me: Whew! Sounds good. Ill check as soon as I finish putting up the groceries. difficult child: Can you please do it now? Me: Ok. Hes standing at the computer chomping at the bit. I checked theres nothing from teachers. Hes very disappointed, but held it together. (yea, difficult child!) However, there were two emails from the automated grade notification system the sd has. One was that the 56 in Art went up to a 70; the other was that the F in Science went up to a D. He heaved a sigh of relief. (Not a good sign.) Me: Good for you! difficult child: How did they go up so quick? Me: You worked today? difficult child: Yes. Me: Did you turn your work in? difficult child: Yes. Me: Could have been those things; could have been all that late work you turned in Monday finally got put into the system; dont know. difficult child: Huh... Me: difficult child, this doesnt mean you can let your guard down. If you dont turn that Science homework in tomorrow, dont be surprised if your grade goes back down to an F. If Ms. S took the time to try to help you with extra work, Id make it a real point to make sure it gets turned in. Do you understand how important it is? difficult child: I will. He disappears, is gone for a good while and is way, way too quiet. Atypical behavior. My antenna goes up, of course. I go looking for him. Hes taking a bath. Soaking in the tub and sweating bullets is what he's doing. Refused dinner, and off to bed he goes -- early. More atypical behavior. Hes exhausted. When I posted this, I hadnt had time to get to the point of seeing the humor he just makes my head spin with the disconnected thinking. Hes been going to school for 8 years. Buy grades?!?! How in the world did he ever get that idea?? I guess I have to concede that that was one potential solution to the problem. [img]:rofl:[/img] Its been a very long semester, but I can see some growth. *He did accept responsibility. In the past, it would have somehow been all my fault. (Putting that on the plus side.) *When his progress report appeared about 2 weeks ago with F, F, F, etc., I encouraged him to get with his teachers about extra work. He made plans to do so, but didnt implement. Too little, too late, but at least he finally got around to doing it in at least one class. (Putting that on the plus side also.) *He finally understands that he is in serious academic trouble. (Definitely a plus.) I'll go to the mat for him if it's disability related, but this puberty stuff I am not handling with any grace. School is out Friday at 1:30 pm. Win, loose or draw, Moms going to celebrate!!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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