Re: What to do when your son tell you he hates you.

On Oct 24, 10:20 pm, Rosalie B. <gmbeas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It is true that grades do count, but basically there's always a
college that will accept hs grads even if their grades are abysmal.
Maybe not their first choice, but they can go somewhere.

Not everyone should go to college. If a kid is doing poorly in high
school there is in general little reason to think he will flourish in
college, with more advanced material and less adult supervision.

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