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I think you hit the nail on the head with your post... "He's doing great in Guitar though". So the potential is there but not the motivation. And at 15 what kid wants to learn Chem/Trig. I still have my guitar. Stay involved and keep the pressure on him. The tutoring idea sounds good and I agree that the honors classes help a lot when going to college. The first 2 years of college are those honors classes with a little more added on.
I think with trig and chem both classes require a lot of memorization for the building blocks to being able to do the problem solving. There’s no substitution to learning the formulas and rules. Study study study.... Put down the guitar and study ughhhhh.
Ohh and the talk to the teacher idea pays dividends. It shows the teacher that you want to learn and you care. My uncle once told me that if I had trouble in a class talk to the teacher. Sorta like kissing the bosses @ss. Teachers give breaks to the students they like. Sorta just like life...
Hope you find the best solution for your son. Good luck.
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