Dear Queenie,
My daughter is in high school and she has a lot of friends and a busy social life, but her grades are terrible. I have tried to talk to her about this, but she insists that as long as she is passing her courses the actual grades don’t matter. I also have reason to believe that she has been passing her tests by cheating.
The only test she seems to care about is the test for her driver’s licence.
Queenie, how can I get through to her?—Worried dad
Dear Worried dad,
To start with, you can tell your daughter that you will not let her take the driving test until her grades improve. You also might check with your insurance company to find out whether your daughter’s grades will affect her (your) insurance rates.
Also, make it clear to her that once she is out of school she is on her own financially and ask her how she intends to support herself. Then make an appointment with a college admissions office and/or an employment office and have the interviewer explain to her what kind of job she can expect to get with that kind of grade record.
Finally, you might want to have her tested for a possible learning disability.
