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intexasatthe moment

intexasatthe moment

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What to do ,what to do - the agony is killing me .

Just wish my son was equally stressed - and yes ,before you say it - no doubt all my fault for stressing on his behalf.

Picture the scene - driving son to school in Pimlico for A level Chemistry exam( because didn't get a place at any local schools a decade ago ,Charter just opening and parents of peers all lying to get a place and I was too high minded to do same ,silly me ) forgotten calculater - do we turn back ,go on ...?

Will hopeless son miss start of exam wandering around looking for replacement ...

All you people stressing about primary school places - think what this might mean in terms of secondary schools and don't get caught like me !

Anyone else in A level agony ?

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Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia

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Ann Wrote:

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> I've got A levels to look forward next year.

> Daughter's got GCSE Maths today, French and

> History later in the week and likewise she's not

> nearly as stressed out as I am. I would have

> thought the school could spare a calculator!

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> Good luck.


Schools usually do lend calculators but there is no guarantee as it depends upon how many students forget to bring them. We have just finished A level anxiety at our house (second time around) and same problem here. I am the only one who is getting stressed! Got a few years break before GCSE/A levels with the younger ones. Hey Ho.

womanofdulwich

womanofdulwich

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I sympathise- why don't boys stress? What will happen next year when they are at uni?? how will we manage without them? I will have to strtess for my 14 year old. I was too high minded to lie too- but at least I slept with a clear conscience. It is terribole they get so much study leave- a month off with 6 exams to take- all spread out. Bring on 30th June.:)-D
intexasatthe moment

intexasatthe moment

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Oh yes womanofdulwich - the void of study leave ,trying to keep the momentum up .

By the time they get to year 13 it feels like it's one endless round of resits .early sits ,mocks ,study leave ...

How the poor teachers get any time to actually teach the syllabus ,I don't know !

Ann

Ann

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Hi again. How did Chemistry go yesterday? My daughter's maths GCSE paper was 'better than expected'.


English Language today, History part one tomorrow and French later in the week so it's a busy one. But she does seem to have been on study leave for ages.


Perhaps that's what makes it more stressful for parents; a horrible tendancy to expect them to spend all their 'study leave' studying!

intexasatthe moment

intexasatthe moment

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Hi - Chemistry ok as far as I can judge ," yes ,I think I did well " .

We'll know in August ...

Biology today ,Physics tommorrow .

At least the A level exams are less spread out .

Wish I could anticipate end of exams with more cheerfulness - but it's going to be a long summer ,further extended by delayed start to Autumn term because of building works at his school .

( bit gloomy today ,sorry )

intexasatthe moment

intexasatthe moment

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"intervention " is I think ( haven't quite got the hang of school speak ,though I know that most sentences should include the word " aspiration " ) another term for booster or revision .

But I think more with the emphasis on " catch up " than revision .

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