What a dilemma. I see this as an issue facing my grade skipped son. He's getting Bs in half his classes-- not because they're too hard, but because he just has never had to study in any way before and doesn't have study skills. Fortunately, he's in 8th grade and we're working with him to figure it out before next year, but I do worry about it.
My other concern is that I don't want to send the message to him that he has to be perfect. But I also think it would be a real shame if we didn't push him to get As (which he could get with a minimum amount of work), and as a result, when he's a senior, he can't get into the colleges he wants. It's a real mixed message: "You don't have to be perfect. But if you don't get all A's, you limit your choices." He's already got great ACT scores, so his GPA will be important in his college apps.
