quote:I have a freshman and can relate to almost all of these post. Difference is my son is dyslexic. Fear of failure in the classroom has really been on my mind. Finally got the nerve to ask him how his grades were. They had just completed a grade check and to my surprise he was just offering up the grades. He is carrying a C in his English class but the rest were A's & B's. Frustration is I am an English teacher, but I can't complain. I asked my son what he was doing differently than in high school? His response, I'm listening Mom. I guess he is growing up
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Some things in life just are not that complicated. Little things like listening more attentively can make a big difference. I keep telling people, baseball provides a great incentive to do well in the classroom. The corallary to that is that coaches have a vested interest to ensure things. All in all, I think you will be surprised at how much baseball will have positively benefitted your son. All the best to him!