My so is having a really hard time right now. he is taking his last pre req to start his Masters program the end of next month. (he has 3 bachelors degrees straight out of HS, but because they ae 20+ years old, they made him retake a bunch of classes). he is really struggling with this class (currently failing it which is stressing him even more). I have encouraged hm to get a tutor and not throw in the towel.
he admitted after my last visit that he was terrified of starting the masters program, and I cant help but think that is why he is not motivated to do well in this class. The college is going to give him a years worth of life experience credit and push him thru the program in 9 months. he was planning on moving here the day he graduates from the program, which would be may. Where he is now is union, so doing the same job, he makes 3 times as much as he would here. he pays an insane amount of child support because of it, which would be hard to do if he went ahead and moved without the degree.
So his school email is connected to a calendar. I keep his classes and assignments listed on the calendar, and every day it sends him a text of what is due (between work and school and trying to see his daughter, he has a hard time keeping up with it all). I try to find encouraging and motivational quotes to add to the calendar, and it texts those to him at specified times.
this degree is something that he has wanted for the last 15 years. But his ex wife always pushed him to work more hours to pay for her expensive taste, and he didnt have the time for school. I don't want to let him quit on this dream.
Do you have any advice to help him get thru this slump?
he admitted after my last visit that he was terrified of starting the masters program, and I cant help but think that is why he is not motivated to do well in this class. The college is going to give him a years worth of life experience credit and push him thru the program in 9 months. he was planning on moving here the day he graduates from the program, which would be may. Where he is now is union, so doing the same job, he makes 3 times as much as he would here. he pays an insane amount of child support because of it, which would be hard to do if he went ahead and moved without the degree.
So his school email is connected to a calendar. I keep his classes and assignments listed on the calendar, and every day it sends him a text of what is due (between work and school and trying to see his daughter, he has a hard time keeping up with it all). I try to find encouraging and motivational quotes to add to the calendar, and it texts those to him at specified times.
this degree is something that he has wanted for the last 15 years. But his ex wife always pushed him to work more hours to pay for her expensive taste, and he didnt have the time for school. I don't want to let him quit on this dream.
Do you have any advice to help him get thru this slump?
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