Hi, I call myself Ignatz after Dan Herriman's character in the old "Krazy Kat" comic strip. I'm 44, father of 3, husband to one, crazy about music and books and food and movies and history and martial arts. I've had some wild and crazy times in my life, and I figure I might as well put in some of my perspective.
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My daughter is in the third grade. We have been having problems the past few years getting her to do good work. Her grades are slipping farther and farther down.
We have tried to work with her with her studies. We have made notecards for her to study. We have also gone through everything with her. We have made flash cards to learn math. She just doesn't do the work at school.
I can't afford to take her to specialty "tutoring" schools. I have tried contacting the local school board about tutors that can help her with her studies. I have done everything imaginable to get her on the right track, but nothing seems to work.
My questions are: how do I help her to get her grades back up? How do I encourage her to do good at school? What could be motivators that could allow her to want to succeed? (link)
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What worked for me was straight-out bribery. I was having problems in junior high, so my mom and I made a deal. For every 'A', I'd get a record (this sort of reveals my age). If I got an A in math (my worst subject) I got a record and a blank tape (I was big into mixtapes back then). I built up quite a collection of vinyl by the time I started high school.
You might want to try something like that, if her problems are simply motivational. There may be other reasons for her dropping grades, anything from learning disabilities to stress at school. I gotta tell ya, I had plenty of home and school stress plus a learning disability, and getting all those records was a big motivator for me.
Hope this helps.
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Unfortunately, I have tried this tactic, but to no avail. I am concerned about her having a learning disability and am afraid that we won't catch it in time to correct the problem. My brother has an ld and he didn't get help until it was already too late. Thanks for the suggestion.
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