<p>One of the things I realize with my HS DS1 is that progression - and recovery from a mess of one’s own creation like grade debacles are - is not linear. Certainly - that’s true in college as well. The student’s poor expectations for himself/herself after a semester like that can really influence the present performance. It was hard for my DS1 (whose issues were in an AP HS class) to admit that he screwed up and to take corrective measures…Keep the carrot and the stick going at the same time…</p>