re: OT Parents: Kids with bad grades

don't know ... seen plenty of kids bored with school ... at all levels ... sounds like you know the problem ... he's plenty capable but just jacking off in school or at home ...

honestly don't know the solution ... you could whip his arse till the cows come home and it probably wouldn't do any good ... other than trying home schooling or telling your state rep to support school vouchers (which would do no good, but would feel good), you're gonna battle this all the way through college ...

my advice is to let it ride ... teach him as much about government/economics/history/english/science as you can on the side and just accept it for now ... crappy advice, no doubt ...