Apathy

So, what do you do with a kid who is completely uninterested in school and everything it has to offer?  What do you do about a kid who can lose all distractions (TV, Xbox, phone, etc.) and still not do work?

I am in that place where I see apathy killing my son's future.  He hates school, but he's not unintelligent.    As an 8th grader, he has been passed from one grade to the next without learning any real skills.  At the same time his standardized test scores have steadily dropped and nothing has been done.  This weekend I learned that he is failing two classes (neither teacher called to let me know what I could do to bring up his grade) and, as a result of his standardized test scores, he should attend academic boot camp (45 minutes after school four days a week for the next 4 weeks).

So, the school recognizes that he needs attention to pass the tests but has done nothing to help him master the content of his classes.

Now I'm apathetic.  I feel as though this is too little too late.  My kid has been sidelined for years because they know he is bright, but he is a fool in class.  Further, they don't think he can be changed.  Where were these people several years ago when I was telling them that he needs some support?

No wonder my kid is apathetic.