My motivation was having a good time. High school was the vehicle to be able to connect with people and enjoy myself. I was kind of a pain to the teachers (and my parents as well)! But I guess I learned a few things along the way as well.
I really had no desire to go on to college but my dad forced me to - I had no choice. He said he never had the chance to go back when he was that age but he was going to see to it that I went. I finally got my motivation going in my sophomore year of college - my grades to that point were "o.k." but not good enough to allow me to be able to do my student teaching in my senior year. So I started applying myself a whole lot more and everything ended up working out fine.
Point is that it took me being beyond high school to finally get in the groove. Keep pointing your son in the right direction - continue giving him encouragement and reinforcement. Stay involved with him and what he does - that interest will help him immensely. JMHO!
Bill
