The student may:
Have low energy and motivation
Have low academic ability
Appear lethargic or slow
Assignments turned in incomplete
Be sad or depressed
Have home or environmental issues
Become frequently frustrated and discouraged with work
Have little home support and involvement
Fail to study
Dislike school
Little or no participation or interest
Have poor organizational skills
Give many excuses
Fail to consistently follow expectations for work completion
Little to no follow through
Say they want to and will try more and start doing better, begin to improve, then quickly fall off again
Talk a good talk about changing and doing better, but display no action
Be more preoccupied with social interactions and circle
Spend time with “bad crowd”
Have trouble focusing and attending
DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOUR STUDENT?