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Helping a child prepare for final exams

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Dear Dr. Fournier: My daughter is a good student but struggles with finals every semester. Full story »

Home-schooled child has problems at a private school

Friday, May 2, 2008

Dear Dr. Fournier: After several years of home schooling, we enrolled our eighth-grade son in a private school this year. ... Unfortunately, this past year has been a disaster. He has experienced difficulty with tests, homework and deadlines, and as the year comes to a close, he could end up failing the grade
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Medication a troubling trend in the college-admission scramble

Thursday, April 24, 2008

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My daughter is a junior in high school who is preparing to take the ACT. She is an excellent student with a 3.75 grade-point average, and she wants to apply for early admission to college. Given this background, you can imagine my surprise when she asked that I take her to the doctor to get a prescription for ADHD medication. I was blown away. Full story »

Straight-A student disrespectful toward mother

Sunday, April 13, 2008

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My 11-year-old daughter gets straight A's in school and receives high marks for conduct. She is a perfectionist and obsessed with making the best grades and being the best athlete. However, problems arise when I ask to see her homework. Full story »

Shirking homework disrespects teacher

Monday, April 7, 2008

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: Our family has just returned from a great spring-break vacation, and we loved being together. But when school starts back, our relationships always become so strained. After the break, my son's teachers finally updated his grades on the school's Web site, and he had numerous zeros for homework. Full story »

Don't rely on outdated intelligence tests

Sunday, March 2, 2008

My first-grade son has difficulty finishing school assignments in the required time. Full story »

TV, video games are the antithesis of school

Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

My 6-year-old son is medicated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. While this helps somewhat at school, the battle begins once he gets home. Full story »

How to improve your child's writing skills

Friday, Feb. 15, 2008

Dear Dr. Fournier:

My daughter is having a terrible time writing papers in her ninth-grade class. Full story »

Sleepy in school

Monday, Feb. 11, 2008

My son calls himself a "night owl" to justify going out during the week or waiting until late at night to begin his schoolwork. Full story »

A message to teach for Black History Month

Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008

Having celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day and looking to mark Black History Month in February, I wish I could find one aspect of King's life to teach my students for the entire month. Full story »

How to teach responsibility to a first-grader

Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008

I want to introduce my first-grade daughter to responsibility by giving her a few chores around the house. Full story »

Help a college student develop goals

Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008

My son graduated from high school with a 3.5 grade point average. School came easy to him, but I wondered how he would do in college. Well, I was right to worry. His first year was abysmal; he finished the year with a 2.0 GPA. Even worse, he does not have any idea what he wants to do when he graduates. Full story »

Make learning your child's most important responsibility

Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008

My son will take his final exams when he returns to school after the Christmas break. Of course he has not picked up a book during the holidays because his teachers said they will give him a list of what the tests will cover when school starts back. This is madness, all this time has been wasted doing nothing. Full story »

How to bring sanity to the world of final exams

Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007

Final exams are always a battle at my home. My eighth-grade daughter studies every night past midnight, and I worry that she doesn't get enough rest. My sixth-grade son says he can't study because the teacher has not told him what is on the test. My ninth-grade son doesn't think his finals should disrupt his life and studies only when his social calendar allows time. How can I bring sanity back into my house? Full story »

Teach your child to finish tasks

Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007

My son is making less than stellar grades. When I asked the teacher what was wrong, she told me that my son had several zeros for not turning in his homework. He does his homework every night, and even asks for my help when he doesn't understand a concept. I know he completes his work, but for some reason he is not turning all of it in. How do I solve this problem? Full story »

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