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crawdad100+ posts

I was in the same boat with my son....his idea of success in academics was a "C". As long as he passed he was satisfied.

After years of arguing with him I had an idea: I announced that driving and his pickup were a priviledge and that from now on the priviledge of driving would only be extended for grades of A or B. A "C" grade meant no driving.

So far after one semester down we have yet to see a "C". I have not changed his mind about the imporance of grades (he still would be satisfied with a C) but at least he is bringing home better grades and improving his class rank and GPA.

1/24/0610:19 AM

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