Post Thanksgiving Blues

Almostlaunched
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:09:20 +0000

My freshman son is on his way back to school after Thanksgiving break. It was his first time home in 3 months since we live 400 miles away from his school. He is very discouraged about his teachers and is seriously considering changing majors already. He is studying engineering. He has been fortunate all through high school to be the kid that got all A’s and didn’t really study. Well this has changed and I don’t think he knows where to turn. His teachers are very hard to understand. We have suggested many ideas like study groups, or tutors and he just says that he does not like what he is doing at all. I just don’t know if it is too early to bail out of his engineering curriculum. He talked to an advisor who seems to be leading him into some business classes. His dad and I think he is a bright kid and could do anything he sets his mind to, but his work ethic just is not there. It seems like he wants to take the easy way out and just get by.