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Three cheers for my boy!

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Bret

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Ok I’m busting at the seams with pride for my son right now and have to tell someone.

Anyway here’s the short version. My 16 year old son Matt who I just got custody of earlier this year and while he struggled a little the last year – this year he really had difficulty making the grades he needed to insure that he’d graduate. His grades where horrible at the 6 week marker with three F’s, a D a C and one lone A (Physical ED of course).

Fast forward to today, I was just informed by one of my sons teachers that he got a "B" on a huge assignment on "individualism" in American literature (Yuk!) on Emerson Threau & Whitman (double Yuk!), that should carry a significant amount weight towards his final grade in that class. Particularly impressive as this was one of his classes that he was failing and I haven't a clue as to how to help him. So Hooray for MATT!!!

As for the other classes he was failing - he has been really trying hard and as it stands at the 12 week mark he has one D+ (teetering on a C-), three positive C’s, a B+ and still has that A in PhysED.

Yes, I admit that we’ve had to ride him pretty hard, but to his credit he’s really stepped up and applied himself.

Got'a admit, I am really proud of my son tonight! So I guess now I own him that Miami Heat replica Dwayne Wade Jersey. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
Congrats to your son! Sounds like he's definitely moving in the right direction.
 
Good news. Kudos Matt!I don't think I ever got an A in Phys-ed..... hehehe
 
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Triple "YUK"....& triple congrats....biting off that assignment & comng out successfully will charge him up for future successes - take him out & let him drive the Shark (with you in it of course!)
 
That's a great accomplishment for him and a testimony to your support. The kid's obviously got some gray matter working for him-- just needs the chance to use it.
 
Thanks folks,

As I was just saying to someone else this morning - its been a really steep learning curve for all of us, but I think we’re "all" on track now.

As for Emerson, Thoreau & Whitman - I've never been a huge fan of the whole New England Renaissance and it's notion of Transcendentalism (Give me a Louis L'Amour Western anyday!). Also while I remember reading some of this stuff on my own and later in collage - I never remembered having to read any of this stuff when I was in High School back in the Seventies.

My first introduction to these guys was by my grandfather was a huge fan of Thoreau. Years later after his passing – I had a chance to read some of my grandfather's work and can tell he was heavily influenced by these guys in his self-help books, sermons & many spiritual publications.

Got'a admit it was a little hard adapting to 11th grader homework - from what is brought home by my 1st grader little girl.
 
Excellent news Bret! It's just going to take a little time, but things are definitely looking up for everyone involved! Hang in there and give my congrats to Matt.

I love Thoreau & Emerson - Civil Disobedience?
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bret, great news! tell that youngin hes got lots of fans he aint even met yet,ah "louis lamour" one of my all time favs. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/savewave.gif
 
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