Kid not doing homework

[rachel83az]

As someone who didn't always do homework in school, it may well be that your son is bored stiff. I well remember having to spend weeks on subjects like long division because half the class "didn't get it". Having to deal with the most mind-numbing reading/writing assignments. But I got great grades for classwork and the major projects I had to do, so my teachers (in elementary school) didn't care as much. Maybe it was different back then. 

Maybe he just needs someone to take him aside and explain to him why he has to learn all this "stupid stuff" and do all his classwork. I wish someone had done that when I was younger. School, for the most part, was an absolute breeze for me. Even after elementary school, I would sometimes sleep through math class and didn't always turn in all of my homework and still managed mostly As and Bs on my report card while being in the advanced classes. Only ever failed one class, mainly down to personality conflicts with the teacher. 

But now? I'm looking at what I'm going to have to do to get a BA and it's looking a bit daunting. I wish I'd learned proper study habits when I was younger. I wish someone had really taken the time to explain why it was important that I actually do all of the assignments beyond "you have to do this". It's hard to unlearn the habits of not paying attention.