When my kid forgets his work at school, I forget to let him play (video) games, or watch his television shows, I also forget to let him go out with his friends. I then remind him after the first time of forgetting things will start getting taken away. Then after that I will go with him to each class sit with him and will see how much he forgets. My kid has only gotten things taken away he hasn't gone that far but those are the things I tell him. (I have a 9 yr old boy)Sometimes our kids get lazy on us we just have to give them a little push or shove(haha) also maybe he is going through his puberty stages Do you think this is possbile? Please answer me I have 3 boys? :/ This could also be a way to get some attention? I don't know I am just throwing out some thougts. Could it be that maybe someone is bothering him at school, have you asked him that?

Thanks. Will make some decisions soon. Appreciate your input.

I hope some of this helps. Contact the school counselor, nurse, or vice principal. Tell them you are requesting an evaluation by the child study team . Report the difficulties you have had with memory and organization. Request that his teachers observe him and provide feedback for focusing and organization.
Make this request in writing. The school has to test and report to you (depending on your district) within 45 to 90 days. you want both educational and psychological testing. You may chose to go privately - but that is costly. The school has to do this at no cost to you. Also, talk to the pediatrician about these focusing issues. He might recommend medication.
I hope this helps!

Any suggestions from whom I request these tests? private psycholgist? school personell? others? By the way thatnks for your input. It is really helpful to talk these things through.

I am glad your child is meeting with success socially. However, there seems to be a problem with his ability to follow through. Although he is in the 8th grade - it is not too late to have him assessed. Request a full set of eduacational and psychological testing. He could have a processing issue.

He seems to be socially well adjusted, so I don't believe he is ADD. Will check however. He doesn't forget his social commitments. He seems to just want to get things done quickly, putting forth as little effort as he can get away with. It seems to be an effort thing. He has been playing sports recently and the same effort signs seem to appear. Rather than run onto the field quickly, he seems to jog slowly. Conversely, he is a fast runner. Rather than putting forth extra effort to make people notice his ability, he seems to wait around for someone to just acknowledge him because they like him and then because they like him, they will let him play.
I am not concerned about sports. My concern is his classroom performance. Should I get him evaluated to determine what if any skill(s) he missed? Any suggestions as to who could perform this analysis? It just seems to me that in 8th grade I shouldn't have to be as involved with checking to see if he has done his homework as I seem to have to be. That seems to be what you do/did in elementary school.

What should be and what is ....! I know you want your son to be responsible. He is lucky to have a parent who is so concerned and who follows up with this work. If this has been a pattern - you really might check in to seeing if he is ADD. through your son's pediatrician.
When you talk to your son about the problem - what is his perspective? How does he feel when he forgets? Does he forget things other than school work? Each year the demands of school will increase. The ability to organize and complete work in a timely fashion will also increase. Is is possible to have a conference with a teacher? It sounds like a good time to share your concerns with the school.!

This is not new behavior. It has been a pattern which I need to break before it is to late. He is to old for this to be continuing to happen, in my opinion. When he does the work he does it well, getting him to remember to do it has been the challenge.

Children do not like to fail. Is this new behavior? You need to find out what is going on. You might have him checked out for ADD. Either way, you need to contact the teacher with your concerns. Start the process of solving the problem.
Good Luck to you!