Homework Archive

Dear Dr. Fournier: We were summoned to our daughter’s school, told she is ADHD and instructed to get her on the meds. My neighbor says ADHD is something that was developed so pharmaceuticals can sel

Dear Dr. Fournier: I am a high-school counselor working with a student who is highly capable but exhibits some deficiencies in reading comprehension. He has recently completed psychological testing th

Dear Dr. Fournier: Our children are in public school because we cannot afford private school. They come home almost every day having learned a new curse word or disrespectful action. My husband and I

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: I am a single working mother of three with a degree in psychology, yet I'm an administrative assistant who had to learn on the job. I started this job at $18,000 and have worked up

Dear Dr. Fournier: I just came from a school council meeting where parents were furious because of low achievement test scores. These are the same people that put stickers on their cars saying their c

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: Someone asked for advice to give a young person leaving the nest. It can be found in Shakespeare's "Hamlet," Act I, Scene iii. Lord Polonius' son, Laertes is going to France, but th

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: I am a patent agent and noticed early on that my creative clients tended to fit a profile: ADD, dyslexia, tending to be ambidextrous or left-handed, and sleep-disordered. So I studi

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My son is having a hard time returning to school. Last year he was in kindergarten and had homework. This year, his homework has increased. Now when he sees a full page of homework,

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: Every year since fifth grade my son's straight-A report cards have declined. Last year he was a B to C and even D (in math) student. He has no behavior problems, pays attention, com

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: I recently graduated and have my first teaching position at a school for socioeconomically and racially diverse gifted children. It is fourth grade, one I loved when I did my studen

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: I have a grandchild in the fifth grade who now goes to a block-scheduled school. He is in one classroom much longer, but after the initial lesson, his teacher answers any questions

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My daughter is headed for college in another state, yet I look at her and cannot believe she is ready to go away. She will come and visit on vacations, but if she is anything like

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My daughter wants to play soccer this fall. Her father doesn't want her to because of all her other commitments. She wants to because all her friends will be playing. She's taking p

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: You once recommended having a large calendar in a child's room so he or she could see the days as they pass with time left for upcoming events. I am an airline flight attendant. By

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My daughter is almost 3 years old, and I am a stay-at-home mom. Lately, I have been getting advice from friends that my child should be in preschool. My friends say that children wh

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My daughter just finished the seventh grade at a public school, and her teachers say she has failed reading. How could this happen? She has experienced some slight difficulties in

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: I recently read your article answering a mother's question about her daughter's request to get tested for ADHD before taking her ACT/SAT college exams. If so diagnosed, the daughter

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My son is in public school, and his fifth-grade teacher did not assign any summer work. While my son is delighted, I have concerns that this may put him at a disadvantage. Many of o

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: I just received my son's 11th-grade achievement-test scores, and he scored much lower than on past achievement tests. He has always done well in school and on his achievement tests

DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My children are beginning their summer reading, and my daughter has three books to read and two extraordinarily long packets of questions to complete. Can't schools find better ways