My stuggling student

Singersmom07
Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:33:22 +0000

Not to much help but a lot of empathy. S2 and S3 had the same problems. S2 it was definitely gaming. S3 was a combination of that and fraternity and sports - good time guy… Both have taken time off, S2 voluntarily S3 at the schools insistence for lack of GPA. S2 has been off for 3 years and is heading back this fall with a goal and plan. S2 has been 2 years and is going to try community college this fall to work on study skills. Both very smart, had high school success but got very distracted by games at college. (There is another thread somewhere here on gaming addiction). They could no longer slide by on talent like they did in HS. They now have more maturity.

If he wants to stay and continuing trying, there is always an academic help center on campus. They have to find it and go though. Hard on a young male ego. If they go, there is studying and writing help, tutoring and probably some extra help you can pay for. Go on the college web site and search. It may go under different names, writing center, tutoring, student help. Try several. The professors always have office hours too. They have to swallow that ego and just show up and confess they do not understand what is going wrong. Good luck. Neither of mine would do it. You have my sympathies.