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-Ms. B

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My ten year old daughter has been having trouble in school for the last couple years. She gets so stressed out by all the work so she chooses not to it. She lies to us about having done it. Her grades are bad again and has 9 missing assignments... again. I have tried everything that I can think of. We have a professional tutor for her, along with the help that we and her teachers give her. I have had countless meetings with her teacher. She is a good kid and is never in trouble. I feel so bad for her because she is always crying and begging to change schools or be home-schooled. She says that her teacher is humiliating her about this problem in front of all the other students in class now. She has always had trouble with reading comprehension (although she reads well)... but otherwise she seems to have a good handle on most things when we work on them at home. Her tutor agrees and is suprised when she comes home with a bad grade on something that they worked on the night before (and she knew it then). I don't know what else to do. I am afraid it is only going to get worse. She is going to middle school next year. I am starting to seriously consider either switching schools or home schooling her. Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Has anyone been in public school and then home schooled? I need some advice!

Although the previous advicenators response to this was fantastic, along with a medical condition it could be bullying. I was picked on throughout elementary and middle school. I would come home crying, asking to change schools, etc. [luckily my parents were there for me, guidance counselors, etc.] Ask her personally why she doesn't enjoy school, and if it is bullying, immediately find out who is bothering her, talk to the teacher, etc. Yes, she might be embarrassed that her mom is having to come in and talk to the teacher about the bullying [if its the case], but in the long run it will surely be a wonderful thing. Best of Luck!
-Ms.B

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(Rating: 4) That is a good thing to consider. I know she was having trouble with a couple other girls in her class, I know that isn't the reason she is having trouble with her school work. The problem with that girl has since resolved. (I really feel like she has been telling me when there are problems with kids being mean... there has been some but not a lot of problems in that area; not more than the "norm" anyway) She still begged to leave that school after that and told me that it was because of her teachers and not being able to catch up. Still don't know what the answer is..?
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