My oldest Son is in his second year in High school here in the United States. He comes from a family of College graduates (I have an Engineering Degree from a State School, my wife has her degree in English). I admit I was never a spectacular student in High School (I got mostly B's), but I Wife was one of those over achievers who regularly got straight As while doing FHA and student government.Our Son has never been a spectacular student (mostly Bs and Cs), and goes to his fair share of outside activities (mostly with the Robotics Team). So we were surprised when he came to us at the end of last year having signed up for four Honors classes. My Wife and I were pleased that he choose to challenge himself academically.So now the first semester is almost half over, and in those four classes, he has 3 Ds and an F. We have come to realize he has poor study habits he needs to overcome, but he recolonizes this as a problem, and has been very open to our help. However, my wife and I have decided that he may have bitten off more than he can chew with four honors classes. The poor kid has been working his ass off, and he is not seeing any results. So today we told him he needs to talk to his counselor about getting out of a few of the Honors Classes. Needless to say he is crushed, and has started to think of himself as stupid, and feels like he is not living up to our expectations.So what can my Wife and I do to help him through this difficult academic time? We have a large family, and looking towards the future, money for college will be tight, and I think he sees his opportunities for scholarships slipping away. How can we help him plan ahead to succeed in college? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2QJAe2y
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