Yes, you may have argued for a different class earlier--but is it too late to switch or drop this class now? It's obviously being too challenging for him. I think it's very clear that it's not simply a matter of overwork, since his other classes are ok. So dropping one of the bands won't *necessarily* improve his chem grades (though it might). I might think differently if he wasn't doing his homework for chem. But you say that's not the issue, so the problem is somewhere else. Integration of the material usually requires a different approach to the material, not just more time. Or it might be test anxiety, as others have mentioned (though again, I'd think that more likely if he were having trouble with ALL of his tests, not just Chem.)
I think if there's no way for him to change this class now, that your options are a) get him a tutor, or b) let him sink, which is the natural consequence for overreaching. Maybe next time he'll listen to you WRT his choice of classes.
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Date: 2006-02-17 05:23 am (UTC)I think if there's no way for him to change this class now, that your options are a) get him a tutor, or b) let him sink, which is the natural consequence for overreaching. Maybe next time he'll listen to you WRT his choice of classes.