When a student’s report card includes less-than-stellar grades, the problem is seldom rooted in laziness or lack of motivation. The faster your student’s grades bounce back, the less self-esteem damage they will endure. Here’s how to help your student quickly recover and escape the poor-grades-low-motivation doom loop to regain their academic confidence. [Read: How to Establish Learning Habits That Pay Dividends]Identify Root CausesDisappointing grades come down to lagging executive function skills, knowledge gaps, or both. The result is sure to reveal gaps in your student’s knowledge about individual classroom steps.