Oh Betsy, that sucks. Do you have one of those all-in-one printers at home? With my 4th grader, we were having the same problem, it would end up anywhere but his backpack and never make it to school, so we started making copies and putting them in his backpack, in his math book and in his lunchbox so he'd end up with at least one completed copy at school no matter what-- I know that your son is older but it might work.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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DawnK - Feb 02, 2006 2:31:12 pm PST #7448 of 10001
giraffe mode
brenda m - Feb 02, 2006 2:33:09 pm PST #7449 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I was just going to ask if the school is at the point yet where he could submit it electronically, at least as a backup.
Sparky1 - Feb 02, 2006 2:39:15 pm PST #7450 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Aw, Betsy, that sounds so frustrating in a kill him/love him kind of way.
vw, I hope your head is feeling better.
They posted our new salaries with our 2% raises. I am earwormed with Seven-and-a-Half-Cents, but I will not be living like a king.
Betsy HP - Feb 02, 2006 2:41:36 pm PST #7451 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I was just going to ask if the school is at the point yet where he could submit it electronically, at least as a backup.
Unfortunately, one of the big burning issues is that he lost his math notebook, which is a physical object containing all math class handouts, and is regularly checked for completeness. So not so much with the electron-friendliness.
vw bug - Feb 02, 2006 2:43:56 pm PST #7452 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Oh, Betsy. I'm so sorry!
billytea - Feb 02, 2006 2:46:40 pm PST #7453 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Well, crapity. I'm sorry, Betsy.
brenda m - Feb 02, 2006 2:47:49 pm PST #7454 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh, no. How frustrating.
DawnK - Feb 02, 2006 2:48:24 pm PST #7455 of 10001
giraffe mode
Well crud, Betsy.
Pix - Feb 02, 2006 2:57:24 pm PST #7456 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Betsy, I'm so sorry. You're doing everything right. Speaking as a teacher, I love parents like you and share your frustration when "our" student decides to check out.
Don't know if you're looking for advice. If you aren't, then feel free to stop reading here.
If you are, then all I can say is that that kind of behavior reaches a point where sometimes it's best to just take a step back and let them make the (bad) choice they're making. I hope that isn't the case with your son, but I've seen so many parents tie themselves in knots when their child isn't doing well. I just hope you're able to release some of that stress.
SailAweigh - Feb 02, 2006 3:05:28 pm PST #7457 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Betsy, that's really sucky. Still, when it comes down to it, you can only help him so much, you can't do it for him--including keeping track of his notebook. Gotta be frustrating, though. My daughter nearly failed one class just because she didn't like the teacher. Made it through 5 out of 6 grading periods with A's all the way through and then tanked it with a D the last period. Still had a good enough average to pass the class, but nothing I said could get her to try and make it better. Fortunately, she had a different teacher the next year.