Solutions to the Problem

Right now, there is a crisis in the Lebovitz home.  It comes in the form of Michael Lebovitz’s grades.  He knows full well what he has done, and knows full well the consequences.  To save lots of shouting and anger and pointless fights and arguments, he is willing to sign this document stating all of his fallacies and punishments and future restraints.  He has an F in Physics.  He has not been turning in homework in Algebra. 

Future punishments could be any or all of the following.
The following punishments would go into effect the first day of school after winter break, January 3^rd.  The time allotted each punishment will be decided upon the verdict  of said punishment, or (in case of a grade) until the grades have been improved upon.

1.      In the second semester, any grade under an A will be punishable by taking away all tv (tv includes going to movies with friends) and video game rights during the week. 

2.      In the second semester, any grade under a B will be punishable by taking away tv, video game and computer rights during the week.

3.      Any D or F grade will result in loss of conventions, campouts, weekend activities, as well as computer, tv, video game, weeknight activities.

4.      For the month of January, tv, computer, and video game rights will be prohibited for accounts of atrocity during the first semester. Tv and video game prohibition will continue to weekend.

5.      Michael is willing to give parents weekly progress reports throughout second semester.

6.      Michael is willing to show parents homework every night if they find it necessary.

7.      Michael is willing, if necessary, to take physics second semester.

8.      For any or all homework assignments not turned in, Michael is willing to miss Saturday night Swing Night.

 All punishments are decided by the parents in end, Michael’s signature at the bottom simply states he would agree will any of the punishments they would enforce that are on the previous list.  If his parents think that these are the punishments that Micael would simply be willing to endure, they are wrong.  He really doesn’t like any of them, but would be willing to abide by them all.  Michael realizes that he does not have the trust of his parents and does not attempt to claim so.  Year after year they have placed it in him and he has thrown it away without regard to their sacrifices or his future.  He knows this, but still can’t quite fathom why he does it.  With college looming in the distance, he is starting to realize the vastness of his problem, and would like to fix it, however it may seem to his parents.  He doesn’t get bent out of shape over it because honestly, its not worth getting stressed out over, but he would still like to fix it.  Michael doesn’t find the use in getting flustered, but rather would prefer to stay level headed; the purpose of this paper.  He asks that his parents, however undeserving he may be, will once again put their trust in him with hopes that he will pull through.  Swing dancing has given him a major incentive and with that, he hopes to better his ways and habits, or at least make a huge, difficult, tedious attempt at it.  He is not asking anything in return for good grades, for at this point, it would not be well deserved.  For all his talk of chess and forsight, it would seem he hasn’t gained much of it in the past years, and he would like to apologize sincerely because of it.

Michael Lebovitz