My son, who is a seventh-grader, is having problems in his math class. I know he doesn't understand some of the material. He also clashes with his math teacher. I have met with her. My son says she is mean and makes fun of students...
My son is presently a seventh-grader. He is struggling academically and behaviorally. He continues to talk in class constantly. He does not appear to be able to motivate himself. He is not organized. He just has such an "It doesn't matter" attitude. We...
My 12-year-old daughter is in seventh grade and has been in her school since PreK. This year her classmates, whom she has been with since first grade are teasing her about her height as they have grown taller and are developed. My daughter averages...
Should my child be held back? My eighth-grader is going to pass on to high school with mostly Ds. He is on a 504 plan for inattentive-type ADHD, which has allowed for some accommodations, mainly the ability to turn work in late. I don't know...
I need information on how to get a 12-year- old to do her own homework! I am probably in the wrong school, too fast paced. But, I can't break the umbilical cord where she could work by herself, no matter how much I tell...
I am a librarian in a middle school struggling with both teachers and eighth-grade students about reading. The students are not required to write any book reports, and Accelerated Reader (AR) software is available to them, but not required. What is the minimum they should...
My son is an eighth-grader and a very smart boy (straight A student in all pre-AP courses) and quite ambitious, too. But he always procrastinates and most of the time goes to sleep very late at night (between 12 and 2 a.m.) and sometimes gets...
My daughter absolutely hates her sixth-grade language arts teacher. She says he humiliates students in the classroom and makes them cry.
The counselors and the principal all stand up for him though. They say that a lot of kids have a hard time with him...
I am having trouble balancing being involved as a parent in my son's schoolwork and knowing when to back off and let him learn on his own. I know there are several parents who review their children's homework every night. I, on the other hand...
I have a problem with my 11-year-old telling me lies. She is constantly making up stories. She is mad at someone or something everyday. I can't even talk to her without her getting defensive about what I say. She is very tall and also...
