It's been nearly a week since my phone call and email exchanges with Scrawny Boy's father regarding the hideously low grade (40%) in my class as well as all the missing work.
To date, he has turned in one assignment and half of an assignment.
Not exactly a stellar performance.
I have emailed Dad to let him know that I've only seen 1.5 assignments and to ask if he needed me to re-send any of the assignments I emailed last week.
Silence. So far.
I'm not really surprised. Dad has cancelled meetings with us before, and according to Scrawny Boy, is "too busy" to bother with him or his education. He's probably not stretching the truth too much there. I believe Dad was saying what needed to be said but probably didn't really enjoy the difficult part of parenting - making a recalcitrant and argumentative child sit down and get his assignments finished over the weekend.
After all, the Super Bowl was on.
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Sorry to hear this. I'd be hard pressed not to encroach further on the father and impress upon him what his son needs from him.
Unfortunately, there are too many children out there with parents who are "too busy" to bother with them. It's sad.
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