<p>Update: with 3 weeks left for the year, DS seems motivated to try to get his grades in the B range with the remaining time. Mind you, his English grade was a D- on his progress report. His teacher is allowing him to rewrite his assignments.
The motivator here? His ACT score arrived last week. Composite score was an unbelievable 31!!! English and reading were both 27’s, math was 34 and science 35. He was actually disappointed. I would guess that most kids don’t have 8 point spreads between their high and low scores, but this is consistent with his entire academic history.
I also see that he’s obviously been learning, but must be incapable of sucking up and doing work he doesn’t like. Another life skill discussion. I am wholly relieved that he is learning, and perhaps now understand better that busy work that belabors what he thinks he already knows is apparently not worth his time (I’m working on this).
I suppose the ACT raises more admissions questions–smart slacker, anyone?</p>