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I went to parochial school grades 1-8 for grammar and 9-12 for high school, and high school was all male so the dances werent a priority.
Ditto, except that high school was all female.
My youngest is in 7th grade, public school, and this is the year where they start having dances one a month or so. They had the first one last night. Did she go? Why no, she's grounded from dances and computer till she gets her shit together and brings her grades up in the four classes she's doing lousy in. Oh, she's smart and all and does well on the tests . . . . she's just 'forgetting' to turn in homework and classwork. Had the exact same problem with her older sister. Freaking genetics.
This was longer than I'd intended, it's the 'teacher in me.'
Genetics or temperament certainly plays a part. For some kids, whether because of 'perfection' drive or 'inattention' issues, changing classes and short passing times can be overwhelming. There are some things teacher, parents, and students can do to help those.
Make sure she has a Trapper or some sort of accordion type file, clearly labeled by classes and by a color label or sticker, (all math related items blue; all science items, orange; etc). Have all notebooks, book covers, and folder in the same color by subject. When she goes to locker or desk at passing times, she'll be able to grab the right items quickly. If locker/desk are a mess, call the teacher or if possible go to school extra early and help here get organized. Morning materials in one part/afternoon in another. Tape her schedule to the front of daily planner-especially important if each day's schedule is different. In the morning she can flip to schedule to see what she needs for her morning classes. (Hint: highlight each subject by 'subject color' on her schedule, she won't have to 'read' if she's late, just grab the right colors!)
While you can't follow her to classes, you can check it after homework time, (if homework is posted online, it still should be in written planner. Internet does go down and teachers do sometimes forget!) All math papers in math slot of accordion; social studies in SS slot; etc. When homework is done and daily planner checked, everything goes into back pack. Every folder, every text book. Check the books-make sure there aren't folded papers in any! For kids that do their homework but can't find it when it's time, the paper is either on their desk at home or in a book of another subject-they find it 3 days later, too late.
Make sure one of the accordion files is marked: "things to hand in at homeroom" or whatever works: Permission slips, fines, notes from home, lunch money etc." Kids freak when they realize they 'forgot' their fines, again! Before bedtime she should put the backpack in the way of whatever door she leave the house-she'll have to trip over it to forget it!
It's a smart idea for kids to pick out and lay out their clothes the night before, by early teens they really are not functioning well at 7 am or earlier. To be able to find what they want to wear, down to their shoes, speeds things up and helps them get organized about eating breakfast and being on time.
One last thing, if the school has online grading and homework, check it daily until those grades are up. I put all my homework online, including things parents might not know about, like my quia pages; a site I pay for and am able to post quizzes for each subject to help them review materials and prepare for exams, (if you want to see my actual pages or my homework site, email me, there's identifying information and I don't want it 'out there.') Many kids don't consider those types of things 'homework' and aren't utilizing a very easy way to prepare-not too mention the teacher can 'see' effort!:
Ditto, except that high school was all female.
My youngest is in 7th grade, public school, and this is the year where they start having dances one a month or so. They had the first one last night. Did she go? Why no, she's grounded from dances and computer till she gets her shit together and brings her grades up in the four classes she's doing lousy in. Oh, she's smart and all and does well on the tests . . . . she's just 'forgetting' to turn in homework and classwork. Had the exact same problem with her older sister. Freaking genetics.
This was longer than I'd intended, it's the 'teacher in me.'
Genetics or temperament certainly plays a part. For some kids, whether because of 'perfection' drive or 'inattention' issues, changing classes and short passing times can be overwhelming. There are some things teacher, parents, and students can do to help those.
Make sure she has a Trapper or some sort of accordion type file, clearly labeled by classes and by a color label or sticker, (all math related items blue; all science items, orange; etc). Have all notebooks, book covers, and folder in the same color by subject. When she goes to locker or desk at passing times, she'll be able to grab the right items quickly. If locker/desk are a mess, call the teacher or if possible go to school extra early and help here get organized. Morning materials in one part/afternoon in another. Tape her schedule to the front of daily planner-especially important if each day's schedule is different. In the morning she can flip to schedule to see what she needs for her morning classes. (Hint: highlight each subject by 'subject color' on her schedule, she won't have to 'read' if she's late, just grab the right colors!)
While you can't follow her to classes, you can check it after homework time, (if homework is posted online, it still should be in written planner. Internet does go down and teachers do sometimes forget!) All math papers in math slot of accordion; social studies in SS slot; etc. When homework is done and daily planner checked, everything goes into back pack. Every folder, every text book. Check the books-make sure there aren't folded papers in any! For kids that do their homework but can't find it when it's time, the paper is either on their desk at home or in a book of another subject-they find it 3 days later, too late.
Make sure one of the accordion files is marked: "things to hand in at homeroom" or whatever works: Permission slips, fines, notes from home, lunch money etc." Kids freak when they realize they 'forgot' their fines, again! Before bedtime she should put the backpack in the way of whatever door she leave the house-she'll have to trip over it to forget it!
It's a smart idea for kids to pick out and lay out their clothes the night before, by early teens they really are not functioning well at 7 am or earlier. To be able to find what they want to wear, down to their shoes, speeds things up and helps them get organized about eating breakfast and being on time.
One last thing, if the school has online grading and homework, check it daily until those grades are up. I put all my homework online, including things parents might not know about, like my quia pages; a site I pay for and am able to post quizzes for each subject to help them review materials and prepare for exams, (if you want to see my actual pages or my homework site, email me, there's identifying information and I don't want it 'out there.') Many kids don't consider those types of things 'homework' and aren't utilizing a very easy way to prepare-not too mention the teacher can 'see' effort!:
Thanks for all that Annie. Yup all those things are done but none of it does any good if she doesn't literally hand the work in or doesn't bring the work home to do. She digs in her heels but good. The taking away of the dance and the computer are working though. I check her grades daily now online and when they come up she will get things back, although - and she doesn't know this yet - the computer will be off limits Mon-Thurs for her.
The one teacher likes to pair them into partners and lets the kids choose who they want to work with. Uh, not a good idea for my kid because all she does is chit chat. So I told the teacher to not partner her with one kid in particular and that if she is in a partner/group and not doing the work to pull her and have her work alone.
She is utterly distracted by 'socializing'. It's been this way for her always but this year . . . 7th grade, boys, boobs, makeup. The fun years! lol
Oh and the genetics things? I was just noting that as it was for the oldest, so it is for the youngest. Really, if she was going to pick up something from her big sister I was hoping it would have been something else, like not being a crab half the time.
I was disappointed that none of the teachers had contacted me though. A generic form letter came home from the guidance counselor with information that she was doing badly in some classes but not saying which classes and listing many of the same things you did in order to help her be more organized, etc. I had to look up each class then email each of the teachers asking what was going on. Yes you'd think the kid would just answer me . . . she is a stubborn little thing.
my worst memory from junior high would have to be my brother getting shot labor day weekend of my eight grade year, his senior year and then having everyone in school repeating gossip about the incident.
Other then that it was probably when my boyfriend of three months, which is like a year in junior high time broke up with me because I was hanging out with my guy friends.
I was so heart broken.
So no one is with me on the boobs thing?
My bod started maturing long before middle school plus we live in a newly developing area where there were just a few houses. All the neighbors were boys. I was the youngest in the neighborhood and the only girl. The boys beat me up several times until I learned how defend myself. One came to me years later an asked if I would forgive him for being so awful to me. He said I loved you because you were so cute... So no the boob thing did nothing for me.So no one is with me on the boobs thing?
my worst memory from junior high would have to be my brother getting shot labor day weekend of my eight grade year, his senior year and then having everyone in school repeating gossip about the incident.
Other then that it was probably when my boyfriend of three months, which is like a year in junior high time broke up with me because I was hanging out with my guy friends.
I was so heart broken.
What the hell do you think you're doing having the audacity to have guy friends while in a relationship?
Where did you find the time for a social life outside of the kitchen and laundry room anyway?
I was short and skinny for my age, had big ears, big teeth, braces, got straight A's, and didn't hit puberty until I was a freshman in high school.
Needless to say middle school was rough at times.
my worst memory from junior high would have to be my brother getting shot labor day weekend of my eight grade year, his senior year and then having everyone in school repeating gossip about the incident.
Other then that it was probably when my boyfriend of three months, which is like a year in junior high time broke up with me because I was hanging out with my guy friends.
I was so heart broken.
What the hell do you think you're doing having the audacity to have guy friends while in a relationship?
Where did you find the time for a social life outside of the kitchen and laundry room anyway?
I was short and skinny for my age, had big ears, big teeth, braces, got straight A's, and didn't hit puberty until I was a freshman in high school.
Needless to say middle school was rough at times.
So last week, huh?
(JOKING!)
I hit puberty early so all the boys were assholes to me in junior high.
I did find out a few years ago a couple guys thought this other girl and I had the best boobs in school. And to think I was so self concisious then
I hit puberty early so all the boys were assholes to me in junior high.
I did find out a few years ago a couple guys thought this other girl and I had the best boobs in school. And to think I was so self concisious then
Ah-Tahs!!!
I hit puberty early so all the boys were assholes to me in junior high.
I did find out a few years ago a couple guys thought this other girl and I had the best boobs in school. And to think I was so self concisious then
Ah-Tahs!!!
I hit puberty early so all the boys were assholes to me in junior high.
I did find out a few years ago a couple guys thought this other girl and I had the best boobs in school. And to think I was so self concisious then