I'm really struggling with DS1 and I'm not sure if it's him or me!
I was a proper swot at school, in top sets and tests worried me. I did enough work to make sure I knew it all/would usually come top.
Ds1 is much more "normal". Middle sets and does the minimum he can get away with. Pleased if he does well in a test but not at all bothered if he doesn't. This frustrates me because I believe (being his mum) that he's actually quite bright and not meeting his potential. He's one of those quiet children who does Ok and doesn't cause anyone any trouble. His teachers generally seem to like him, feel he could work harder but there aren't any sanctions if he doesn't.
Anyway, I've tried to show him how to plan a revision timetable and make sure he does his best in exams. It is not going well. He insists no-one else does it, his teachers haven't told him he needs to etc.
What is normal?
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How much revision is "normal" for yr8 end of year tests?
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Frontier · 25/06/2014 14:34
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