My recently turned 15 year old sons progress report is abysmal. It is his first year of high school, now what do I do? You would think with two before him, I would have it all worked out, but each kid is so different. I thought something was up and had been asking him over [...]
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Photo by: Christina House / For The Times Miracles do happen and at USC (University of Southern California) on Saturday 12/13/08, 170 at-risk teens, including young mothers, juvenile camp inmates, troubled students were awarded their high school diplomas and congratulated by keynote speaker Magic Johnson. Teens prove adversity doesn’t have to impede education What a [...]
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I use YouTube to learn new skills for knitting why not for math? Just hope they are doing it correctly. Teens in residential treatment do not have much access to computers, but for those that have returned and trying to get caught up, this may be the way to go. Read the article and let [...]
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My son arrives home from high school, throws his backpack on the floor, proceeds to walk straight up to his room (sometimes saying hello) and plops down at his desk, NOT to do homework. On his desk sits a computer, the purr begins, windows light up to YouTube, Instant Messaging, Games, Sports scores, and whatever else he is interested in, [...]
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John Carpenter And Nicolas Cage Are Scared Straight – Screen Rant. “‘Straight’ follows a troubled youth who’s sent to prison off the ‘Scared Straight’ crime-prevention program, which imprisons delinquent teens for a short period in the hopes of deterring them from a life of crime. While the teen is there, a riot breaks out and [...]
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