Just wondering what the implications would be?
My son is in Year 10 - he's dyslexic but paradoxically struggles with maths and science and is better with English and arts subjects. In addition to moderate dyslexia (plus dyspraxia) his Dad died in September so he's been angry and grieving - missing bits of school and not managing to complete homework all last term. He's currently doing 9 gcses inc separate biology, chemistry and physics but next year, as a science struggler, he'd be demoted to dual science anyway giving him 8 gcses.
He'll never be a doctor, vet or chemist as he hates science - particularly chemistry - and as he's buckling under the pressure since his father died I had the thought of him just doing biology gcse (dropping physics and chemistry) which makes a total of 7 gcses and less homework.
Would this be madness? And would it stop him having choices at university?
He is considered bright - superior IQ and top 2% verbal IQ but won't ever achieve academic marvels due to his SEN. I am cool with that.
He is predicted A* drama, A art, A/B English, A rsp, b maths - and total rubbish grades for science - so if he does go to uni he'll be doing arts subjects anyway, but is more likely to go to art school or something vocational.
He's my only dc, so I have no experience of the GCSE maze. What does anyone think?
Is it best to have less gcses with higher grades (bearing in mind dyslexia and dead father - need to take the pressure off him asap)?
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Is single biology gcse (ie drop physics and chemistry) educational suicide?
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trampolinequeen · 04/01/2014 17:45
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