My stuggling student

Struggle_Street
Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:15:13 +0000

Thanks so much everyone for your suggestions.

There are many ideas here that will help him. We had a long discussion today, and he wrote down some things, so hopefully he will feel like he has a place to start when he gets back from break. His “plan” includes such things as studying outside of his room, going to the library to do work in between classes, and making appointments with all his professors immediately. (He claims he has never missed a class and I believe that. He is fairly earnest.)

I know all the hazards of that freshman year - this is not our first in college - I just never thought something like this would ever happen to one of my kids. Wishful thinking I guess.

I sleuthed out the name of the support department (or whatever you call it - it’s good to save all those papers from orientation!) and I think he knows who he needs to see ASAP. I just wish someone at his school had noticed this problem and got him going in that direction months ago. He’s lost a lot of time.

Thanks again. It’s good to know we’re not alone.