When a teenager says to you they dont wanna go to a Pizza Party, then should give you a heads up !! hmmm why? well being the detective that I am , I was right sometimes you have to push them out there , its a Life Lesson how else will they learn unless they try. they need to learn slowly to to solve there own problems and to figure out alternative solutions.
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I think once you reach high school you gotta start figuring things out for your self, learning how to get information, how to find it, its all a big preparation for the real world!
Best thing is when they ask questions and put curious about bank accounts, and about driving a car and whats a social security card, and about getting a job !!these are all good questions hard to believe they are all happening like now! As adults we already now what to expect so why not set your kid up for success Im so glad I am a planner I have always been that way time goes by fast and if you wait, it could be just too late.especially for scholarships and grants for college or certificate programs, thats a whole other topic, which I did look in to I feel like my brain is bursting with all the things to remember and all the information it is filled with. In MA teenagers can start working as young as 14 years old I think thats too young, teenagers have other things they need to do especially at age 14. at 14 most are starting 9th grade, still figuring out what high school is all about, what clubs are offered, trying to get thru the midterms , and all that studying they have to do while still trying to have fun , trying to make friends and still learning what is out there for them. So many things to do and consider, what classes do I take? what do I like? what interest me? You think its one thing and then you find out you like other things, which is good I say try a little of everything see what you like , try it you wont know till try it. One step at a time-One day at a time You know they are growing up when they have midterms for the first time a new experience,
midterms went well I was told, I even got email from a teacher that i have spoken with since Sept letting me now he got a 72% on his history midterm, thats just awesome, history seemed to be a problem an its not over yet, with studying, and what your studying and how to study history we adapted the 15 min every day after school of studying . an if theres no test or nothing to study (which there always is ) then just review dont matter every day 15 min . sometimes its easy and they do it sometimes theres a argument and they do it. In math he got top 2 in his class and his teach gave him gummie bears,,,he cant eat them tho he has braces , dieing to now how he did, now semester 2 starts new electives , semester 2 should be interesting no cooking class and designing a web site he had to change and joining a club , not a after school program a actually club at school , growing, learning, taking on responsibility, finding out what you like, becoming more interested and inquisitive and another thing happening is community service again this should be interesting i tried to pare him with a group that was more him , that he would be more comfortable with so hoping the 3 months in school will be good Well for us its day 2 of mi terms, yesterday day 1 we had cooking midterms well whatever class you had scheduled for that time period an then it was a break very nice teacher made them muffins then he moved on to biology 90 questions and 2 essay questions today day 2 photography and history, hope he does well I told him t take his time, and go back to a question if you get stuck he too all the allotted time so thats good no need to rush your gonna be stuck there anyways. all these little signs of growing up you want them to do well . today I tell him come on day 2 and I make like I am boxing saying lets kick history's mid terms butt, wash up , put on some deodorant lets have a good attitude and do this
Guess this is a new thing now for graduation you have to do community service for 4 years of high school in order to get a diploma ,so now i have been looking around so this can be accomplished for this year , the year goes by so fast ive tried various organizations some have been a waste some seems promising but waiting for call back or a returned emailed im tying to get him into something that is on the lines of things that will help him waiting on this again
It all goes so fast once they reach high school, to them it might be slow each day getting up for school but when you look at the calendar its like next week you go to the orthodontist for check up, following week, a program or class that you go to for socializing and getting your self out there, then theres school work, home work, studying and trying to have fun in between theres resting and teaching them things so they are on schedule as best they can be with teenage development,
theres finding a balance you dont want to tell them what to do all the time, you want them to figure it out themselves, threes some things you have to tell them or they wont know how to, i guess its just do the best you can and make sure they have what it takes to go in the world with some knowledge when the time comes In high school they will be taking there midterms of course to the 9th graders this is all new to them there first big test this can be challenging studying 7 courses and all the material, each day they have to study,they say i dont have home work and you say your having midterms 7 of them you have to review each day my rules is 15 min a day ,,,,if they have home work well do the home work then the 15 min of studying begins.before you know it the school year will be over and the new year will start this is the year you figure out what kind of classes interested you so you can start planning next years schedule.if you have a good idea then you try and get your highschool classes based around what you think you may want to do upon graduation, then theres graduation no all kids are gonna to college, so where are they going??i might not have the answer to this right now but i like to research things. maybe a vocational school after highschool or trade school for a 2 year certificate for something, then theres paying for school after college ive already started to think and plan for that, theres grants, theres scholarships which theres all kinds of scholarships you just need to dig for the info so while the kids are in school learning and making friends , adults have to encourage friendships and help the teenagers along , so with that happy midterms teenagers Your BEST chance for need based and merit aid is to file the forms each college requires by the due dates. These forms usually include FAFSA or the CSS Profile. Sites like www.collegedata.com will also list the percentage of students at each college receiving aid. Then, you should check each college website on your list for additional scholarships that have separate application requirements
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I am beyond impressed with my teenager,I am happy,proud,excited,and hopeful his teachers say he is a joy,fun and participates. His grades are good all his home work gets done and he joined a club at school amazed. and his interest are peaking which I'm so happy about I was worried about video games taking his life over, I worried that's all he would want to do and never try any thing else I always have mentioned to him who knows maybe when you grow up you will do your own videos or create your own web site, O always tried to give him suggestions well its happening, High School has been very good to him he is taken a photography class that started as a accident but is turning into a blessing he is liking it and learning and telling me all about it. The cooking class he was so excited to start and selected it and let me tell you he Loves it,in fact all week he couldn't wait for Saturday to cook for us which he did and we gave a plate to our neighbor
Finally a meeting with teachers that made sense, we got to go to each period(class) as my teenager has them the bell rand we ll proceeded to period 1 all the way to 7 got to see his route to each class, why he cant get to lockers , met each teacher,they explained there class etc it really was good, I felt better and my teenager was very happy to show me , I also learned my teenager helps a girl in his computer class of course your teenager never tells you these good things about themselves I told him I am very proud of him. that was on Thursday , the next day on Friday he has a few quizzes math,english and history the history one he got a 88% on I tell him its not that bad I just want him to do what he needs to do with out any arguments I know hes tired they get up earl for school 530am he goes to bed early at 9p for a 14 yr old boy I think its good,
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