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Summer school adventure at my house
« Thread Started on Jun 15, 2010, 7:58am »

My best friend has an 18 yr old son who should be graduating high school today but is not. I have known him since the minute he was born and love him like my own. He was failing 3 classes and was given the opportunity about a month ago to hand in all his missing assignments and pass. But he didnt do it...and now he will not graduate. He was diagnosed with ADHD at 4 and while he is brilliant he struggled in school his whole life. This is a kid who gets 100s on every test without opening a book, was in talented and gifted classes when he was younger, and honors courses throughout high school. However he is extremely disorganized, very easily distracted, and not motivated in the least. He always has something more important to do and totally gets like "the dog with a bone" however it's always about some irrelevant issue and NEVER school. My friend also has undiagnosed ADD or ADHD. She struggles as much as he does with organization and focus which makes it difficult for her to keep him organized.
Now because (again) of budget cuts in her town there is NO summer school at all. Instead you must pay for a correspondance class through the mail. They mail you a packet and you're on your own. Just do the work, mail it in and you'll get your diploma in August. This is his only chance to get his diploma. After that it's a GED. Horrible set up for an ADHDer. He'll never do it. My friend made a comment the other day that she wished she had been more like me when it came to homework. So that gave me an idea and she totally agreed. He will be coming to my house for summer school. Once he gets the packet we will start. He's not even allowed to open it. All work will get done at my house where there are no distractions for him. No friends calling or knocking on the door, no drum set, nothing. He also would never argue with me the way he does with her. He will sit at my dining room table, do his work, and the sooner he completes it the sooner Ill take him home. All materials will stay at my house and I will see to it that they get mailed out. I will not let this kid not get his diploma. He is too smart and does not grasp how important this is for his future. So he will be coming to KK's summer school and he WILL be leaving with a high school diploma. Wish me luck!

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Re: Summer school adventure at my house
« Reply #1 on Jun 15, 2010, 11:23am »

All I can say is....YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Summer school adventure at my house
« Reply #2 on Jun 15, 2010, 11:57am »

Thats a wonderful idea KK! What a great friend you are! He will thank you someday. Sadly, I can see Shannon falling into that scenario...you described her perfectly. Her disorganization is her biggest problem.

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Re: Summer school adventure at my house
« Reply #3 on Jun 15, 2010, 8:47pm »

Jun 15, 2010, 11:23am, bugsmom wrote:

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I totally agree!

I honestly think my son will end up getting a ged for the same reasons. Why they can't let the kids pass grades and graduate as long as they have passing grades and know the material is beyond me. They are there to learn but it seems to be more about attendance and getting through piles of assignments than learning anymore.

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Re: Summer school adventure at my house
« Reply #4 on Jun 28, 2010, 10:22pm »

KatieKat, we all need more friends like you! Good on you! :-X

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Re: Summer school adventure at my house
« Reply #5 on Jun 29, 2010, 5:48pm »

Thanks guys. He only ended up failing English-which is great because that's my favorite. He managed to pass health and chemistry so only one course. My friend sent out for his packet so as soon as she receives it class will begin LOL. Ahhhh this kid is gonna hate me by the end of the summer hee hee. But I know one day he will be glad that we did it.

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Re: Summer school adventure at my house
« Reply #6 on Jul 8, 2010, 11:03pm »

Summer school for Dennis starts next Thursday. He got his packet today so I went to my friends house and looked it over. Its A LOT of work. I broke it up into 5 parts. The first 35 pages he is going to do at home as it is a review of grammar, parts of speech etc and he just has to circle, underline and fill in blanks. He has to have that done by Thursday. I will pick him up on my way home from work and bring him back here. He will then complete one section each "class." They involve a ton of writing plus things like filling out a job application, writing business letters, a resume, and a letter to the editor. I am going to pick up the things he needs (an actual application, a newspaper, and a catalog of some sort with an order form in it) and everything stays here. He tried to talk me out of it saying he could do it on his own but I did not buy into that. He admits his organization and focus are lacking and that he would be too distracted to do it on his own at his house so he caved. This kid would make a great politician or a lawyer LOL!

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Re: Summer school adventure at my house
« Reply #7 on Sept 3, 2010, 9:40pm »

Sooooo.....he passed! 8-)

He got a 90! So he will be getting his diploma mailed to him.
Now the bad news...he will get his diploma mailed to him just as soon as he pays off his obligations for lost books and clothing from all the music programs he was in. Somewhere between $200-$300! My friend is slightly mad.

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Re: Summer school adventure at my house
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I'm glad he passed. $300 is a small price to pay. It's cheaper than new school clothes.
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