stay, one year off or transfer ?

emdee
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:59 +0000

Have you talked to her teachers about how she can improve her grades and her social life? What is the grade distribution at her school?

Is taking a year off from high school a decision you are comfortable allowing your 15 or 16 year old to make? It seems pretty risky to take a year off from high school, she could decide traveling is better than taking calculus and never return to high school? And with a slim h.s transcript of so-so grades she may have a hard time going to a good college if she decided to by-pass hs after her year off.

If she is miserable at the school and you don’t see things improving in time, I think transferring to the local public school at the end of the year would be the best option, imho.