An Email to Evan and Johnny (March 28)

Just want to let you both know that I can't sleep tonight because I am terribly upset with you both!  

Evan, how come you keep failing in your social study class and not telling us?  Why is that you think you are able to enjoy your privileges when you are getting a C in your class?  I told you to study and you said that you have read the chapter many times and did the tests at the back of the chapter, and I felt betrayal when the outcome didn't seem to match what you've told me!  What happen to your "zone"?  I hope you see the problem and learn a good lesson here.... When you are being prideful, starting to relax and being lazy.... This is what will get you!   I seriously not looking forward to a letter from your school!!!!!  

Dad, please stop blaming on me and asked me to sit with him.  He is in high school and he knows exactly what has worked in the past.  He is the one to be responsible for his own action.  It's not my fault if he knows how to study but choose not to.  He needs to learn self discipline and self motivation, not me!  He is compelled to be good if I sit by him.  I do not like forcing, stalking people and I don't want to turn to be a tiger mom or a helicopter parent!!!!  Do you read me or not????  I hope you also remember what you said at the beginning of the school year after I went to the guidance counselor who suggested of signing him off from the honor class.  You refused to take her advice!   .... "I don't think he should drop the honor class, if he gets a bad grade, it's okay with me... It's better for him to struggle!"  Then, stop getting upset on me when this is your choice!  Say what you mean!!!

Enough saying to the two of you!  

Evan, with your grade in 70...  In order to pull up your grade back to 80, you will at least have 90s in all your future exams and quizzes.  You should also be asking for extra credit work and check with your teacher for all the mistakes you made.  You obviously didn't spend enough time reading your text book.  You got side track with your laptop, emails, basketball and band.  Since you are not self motivated to study.... You will now need to do the following.

1 You will have to have an overall grade of 80 in order to go back to band practice. I will explain to sister Howard on this.  Getting a C is not acceptable and non negotiable in the house.  

2 Do not turn on your laptop until you are done with all your homework and study.   You will only get 30 min each day until your overall grade go back up to 80.

3 No basketball playing until you read 2 times of the whole chapter of what you are learning that day and will be learning the next day.  I mean the whole chapter of every single subject!  No question ask..... You know how much I hate to ask you everyday of the thing that you supposed to be doing!  Do not rush through your reading... This is probably why your grade is going down.  You can earn your time for basketball practice when your grade starts to show improvement.  

I am trying to be reasonable with you both!  So be responsible and do your part!  Evan, I need your stoga ID and password to your pinicle.