My eldest has just started at a boarding school and is feeling very settled but is already complaining that IB is too hard and wants to switch to A level.
More specifically, its Spanish HL, and Maths SL that are causing the difficulties. The school does offer A levels but she has been told she cannot switch (despite being told at interview time that it would be possible to switch if the wrong path had been selected) I haven't had the chance to speak to the school as yet (just heard last night that she cannot switch, but the reasons are unknown).
Do you think more time needs to be given ? Does a child know quite quickly whether something is right for them or not ? Is she making too hasty a decision ?
My worry is that she will have to suck it up and carry on, and she will become miserable and unproductive. Then that benefits neither the school not the child.
HAs anyone been in the same postiton with their child ? I would really like her to "stick with it" but certainly not the detriment of a happy boarding school life. And at what point does it become unbearable ?? and then presumably too late to find an alternative school ??
What the hell do it I do ??? Hate being so far away at times like this.
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scattycow · 13/09/2013 01:15
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