So dd is taking GCSEs this summer and is predicted to do very well (predicted all As and As), although as a mild dyslexic she could easily under perform a little.
Now she's never been a huge fan of school, and if she could find a good alternative she'd be out like a shot, but as she can't she's resigned herself to do A levels.
So the question is which? Her best subjects are sciences and as she's not that keen on writing essays so her first thought was 3 sciences and maths. The maths was mainly because I told her it went went with the sciences and she'd keep more options open if she did it - she doesn't really like the subject.
But I'm really not sure if she's actually mathematical enough for maths - especially without much motivation to work at it. Although she's A/A boundary at GCSE she doesn't seem very mathematically intuitive to me - she needs a lot of practice before she 'gets' something (often only to forget it a bit later on) and most importantly she doesn't enjoy it.
She's just said the subject she enjoys most is RS, so would that be a better alternative? She is also wondering about Geography perhaps instead of Physics which seems a fairly pointless subject for someone who doesn't like maths. Would two arty subjects and two sciencey ones keep open more doors or will she just moan for 2 years about having to write essays?
At the moment she seems very uncertain about all of it - Can anyone offer some advice/opinions that might help her decide one way or the other?
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glaurung · 17/02/2012 22:44
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