Thank you, all. madeinuk - I am sorry to hear you've had similar struggles. Yes, I do think that part of it is the age, but I also strongly suspect that there is much more to it. Her teacher has the students fill out a weekly report about what they learned for the week and she seems to relish writing in big letters: "NOTHING." Her test scores suggest that she could be telling the truth. So I indeed suspect that boredom is a big component. She does have a definite absent-minded professor vibe about her at times, though (lost in her thoughts and would forget her head if it wasn't attached), so I do sometimes wonder about that WMI spread. Still, she is a phenomenal test taker and extraordinarily curious (just not about what they are studying at school), so I think that everyone has a hard time truly seeing her as underachieving...just yet. I agree that I may need to approach the school, but now I face the hurdle of her recent late assignments. Any ideas on a good approach to the school again (and yes, Connectingdots, UGH - the personnel are so sure that their curriculum is oh-so-challenging)?
HK - I went back to your old thread you'd directed another poster with a similar problem to and my jaw just about dropped. DD is taking one online class at the moment and we are experiencing many of the same issues (lying, about SILLY things, even candy sneaking) recently. I guess I felt a little better, because I know that your DD seems to have passed through this phase?
