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I'm surprised no one else here has mentioned this. Could it be NOT that they are just lazy at school but they arnt smart enough to get the grades you want? I mean one being 13 just entering junior high, things get ALOT harder. and the other being 15 just entering high school the same applies. Also the whole social atmosphere changes when entering these grades. When your 12 your usually the oldest grade in the school, your on the top of the hill and kids know that, once you go into that next grade your back down to the bottom. Also maybe you have too high expectations for "good" grades. Kids get things other than A's, theres nothign wrong with B's or C's. Punshing your kids for not getting good enough grades while not attempting to really solve the problem by talking to their teachers and maybe hiring a tutor is just going to make things worse.
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